Question 72-20(1): Medical Travel Policies and Practices  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, I think that the problem -- like, this is an issue and this is an ongoing issue because even though we are the Northwest Territories and we do referral service to Alberta health, their practitioners are not able to -- and the Member

Question 72-20(1): Medical Travel Policies and Practices  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to apologize to the interpreters. I know I've been talking quite fast and I've been kind of given the notice. So, Mr. Speaker, this already occurs in many instances. You know, we have urology, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology that com

Question 72-20(1): Medical Travel Policies and Practices  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, medical travel, you know, in the Northwest Territories, we're moving 44,000 people at any -- you know, to be able to access care so it is very, very complex. And so when we think about the -- when I -- you know, as a Minister now that has to o

Question 65-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be able to table what our nurses are making but I can only table what we pay the agency because they don't disclose to us what they pay their staff. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 65-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm not sure how many nurses have left the health care system to become agency nurses or to become term nurses because they want to go be closer to their family. There are different reasons for it, Mr. Speaker. Myself who worked as a -- alongs

Question 65-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the reason that I know this number because it was asked of me, and so I asked the department, where are these nurses and how many do we actually have right now working, and there was seven and they're in obstetrics. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 65-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like I said in my previous statement is that we haven't used agency nurses pre-COVID for at least 15 years, and so this is something that has come because of the health care crisis post -- like, post the pandemic. And so right now what we're d

Question 64-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Sorry, Mr. Speaker. I can do it short, but I can do it -- so I could give the answer. So currently the NTHSSA is finalizing its formal employee engagement strategy. This is a draft strategy that's been distributed to all the staff members for their input, and they are actively se

Question 64-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And keep it short, yes, we are paying more now before the pandemic because we didn't use them for 15 years before without the OBS unit closed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 64-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  I could let Minister of housing answer, but I don't know if he'll get the answer he wants. Sorry, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, the North -- the NTHSSA uses agency nurses as a last resort. This is not something that we want to do but when it comes to closing beds, closing

Question 64-20(1): Use of Private Agency Nursing in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is a conversation that I actually had with Minister Holland last week, is the effect of, you know, agency nurses on our health care system and this is a discussion that I will continue -- I will be raising at the national level because as

Question 59-20(1): Retention Strategies for Healthcare Professionals  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, as a past manager I know that the managers get this, and it's highlighted, and so managers are -- as part of their regular variance review have this information. So I can get back to the Member on, like, just for Stanton and those sp

Question 59-20(1): Retention Strategies for Healthcare Professionals  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that level of detail for the Member, so I'll have to get back to the Member for that. Thank you.

Question 59-20(1): Retention Strategies for Healthcare Professionals  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, I think the NTHSSA right now is continuously trying to -- they're monitoring employee engagement through formal mechanisms as surveys and formal means like all staff meetings, daily newsletters that go out to all staff, a robust info

Question 59-20(1): Retention Strategies for Healthcare Professionals  Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if -- I want to answer that as best as I can but I might -- you might cut me off. So I'll highlight some of the areas. And I want to be clear that, you know, it's important to note that the use of agency nurses is always the last resort. It's aimed at pr