I should correct that. If the Member thinks I might have said that access to communities is not guaranteed, that’s not what I said. What I meant to say, and I believe what I said, is we have an obligation to provide access to services to everyone in the Territories. That’s our legislative requirement. So services are available in communities; it’s just that the health care professionals may not be in a community. Also, I do accept the Member’s statement that Beaufort-Delta has had significant shortages of doctors and nurses of late, and we’ve been getting notices about limitations to services in some of these clinics. But there’s always information about how to access services. No health centre has been closed.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2008. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 4th, 2008
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