I’m glad the Minister said that. I think obviously the review should be focused on an implementation plan or a roll-out plan. I’m not at all interested in having another report done talking about the value of midwifery services in the Northwest Territories. We already know that. In fact, the Minister’s department had a Midwifery Implementation Committee that was put in place in 2004-2005 which went through all the value of having midwifery services in the Northwest Territories. Quite frankly, we know the value. It’s a matter of trying to get them into the communities or regional centres. In fact, back then they actually identified positions and money. There were two positions identified in Hay River for midwifery services. There were two positions identified in Inuvik for midwifery services. I believe there were also positions in Fort Smith and Yellowknife identified for midwifery services. The problem is that we never did it. What I need from the Minister is a commitment that this will be an implementation plan on how to roll out midwifery services in the Northwest Territories as opposed to just another report saying yes, these are valuable. We know that.
Glen Abernethy on Question 87-16(6): Yellowknife Midwifery Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 16th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 87-16(6): Yellowknife Midwifery Program
Oral Questions
May 15th, 2011
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