Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the idea of a family doctor is something that happens in the territory only in Yellowknife. And of my 47 years living in the Northwest Territories, I've never had a family doctor. I've had a chart, and I've gone to a hospital where my medical records are, you know, and right now the way that the landscape is in health care is, you know, the idea of seeing the right person for the -- what the patient -- or the person needs is not necessarily always a doctor. And right now we are working on primary health care reform within the health and social services so that patients, anybody that can see a -- you know, if it's a nurse practitioner or a doctor or a wellness person, you know, that they're seeing the right person for their needs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Lesa Semmler on Question 78-20(1): Access to Family Doctors
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 78-20(1): Access to Family Doctors
Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2024
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