Bob Bromley

Page 8-14, Health and Social Services, activity summary, directorate, grants and contributions, contributions, $35,000. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Ms. Lee.

Are there any other audiology positions that we have and are they filled or are they vacant as well? Thank you.

Again I would ask the Minister: what is the status of these dollars? What is the current plan for the immediate and long-term future of these programs?

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, committee. Page 8-21, Health and Social Services, activity summary, health services programs. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you. Moving to page 8-11, Health and Social Services, information item, active positions, health and social services authorities. Agreed?

Thank you. Ms. Meade.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a specific question here in the area of audiology services. This seems to be a perennial topic because we have had such problems delivering these services and I want to ask the Minister where we are at with this in the Northwest Territories, specifically with the positions we have here at Stanton and in the Yellowknife Social Services Authority, if any. Where in this budget are we addressing the gaps and filling them, knowing what we must know by now? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I speak today on the need to maintain Aurora College’s vital Nurse Practitioner Master of Nursing and Introduction to Advanced Practice programs. The introduction to the Nurse Practitioner Program offered since 1989 is a six-week program running three times a year with an average of 12 nurses attending. Graduating nurses gain advanced health assessment skills and techniques needed to practice in remote rural communities.

According to the course instructor, this training has been proven to prevent the sometimes disastrous treatment and cost consequences when “nurses were...