Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have the vacancies that we have across all the health authorities on me at this moment; I can get that information. What we have done, for example, in trying to address this, is we've worked with authorities on how we're going to use agency nurses. There is a shortage yet; we still will use them from time to time, but what we've worked with authorities on is the fact that if agency nurses are going to be used, it is to ensure that our facilities stay open, not to do a top-up, as was happening in a number of stations. We continue to work around the continued education as well, and an example of that is the community health nurse initiative and the nurse practitioner initiative here in the Territories, and that mentorship, trying to encourage that in the Territories. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 58-15(6): Recruitment And Retention Of Northern Nurses
In the Legislative Assembly on May 11th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 58-15(6): Recruitment And Retention Of Northern Nurses
Item 7: Oral Questions
May 10th, 2007
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