Thank you, Madam Chair. The money usually doesn’t sit unused, first of all. When they’re unable to fill the doctor positions, the physician positions, then we use the money to bring in locums. In as far as the flexibility of funding goes, we are looking at putting some flexibility into the funding. The funding for physicians is restricted by FMB direction, so in order for us to build flexibly into that, we have to go back to the Financial Management Board to build that flexibility to bring in, as an example the Member used, nurse practitioners to fill the role in certain communities. We are doing that. Three of our authorities were asking for flexibility in the funding to allow us to do that exact thing.
Tom Beaulieu on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
October 18th, 2012
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