Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, there is a policy and procedure development and revisions on code silver and code white, and the education has gone out to staff. There's also -- they've implemented many other changes. And I can share those with the Member instead of reading the lists of the things that they've implemented. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, residents across the Northwest Territories depend on a health and social services system that is steady, responsive, and able to adapt under pressure. In recent years, our system has indeed faced significant pressures, which is a key factor in my decision to appoint a public administrator to lead the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority just over a year ago. His role is to help guide the authority through this period of transition and support the system as it responds to these pressures.

Today, in light of recent concerns raised by Members of this House about...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, these are questions that vary in the operations, and it's not something that I keep at my fingertips. So I know that we are constantly in recruitment of physicians and health professionals throughout our entire system; however, when there are -- you know, they have to meet certain criteria. They have to have registration and be able to practice. So, you know, I don't -- like, again, like I said the detail in this type of a question I don't have at my fingertips. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the health authority has an established process that sends referrals to specialty -- like, to specialists throughout our system; however, I don't have the level of detail here in the House today to be able to respond to that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that level of detail of the process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct. When you're an inpatient, it is a paper file; however, in primary care there are some forms of -- with this tool, it would be uploaded as the information goes into the EMR. However, many of our specialty reports that come back are paper and they're uploaded into EMR so that way it's accessible throughout the EMR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oh, sorry. With this -- I am just passionate; I used to be an advanced foot care nurse, so. And I believe that, you know, it does take an analysis, and so what I will commit to is bringing this back to NTHSSA. Within NTHSSA, we do have a territorial director of home and community care, and branch out. Because we do have a professional development PDI for our healthcare providers, and maybe we need to find and bring some opportunities, especially for our small communities. So I will commit to bringing that back to NTHSSA to be able to work towards making sure there's training available for our...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, as I mentioned, in our small communities we oversee -- you know, there's acute care. So that would be your community -- like, seeing the community health nurse. If they're seeing home support, home support, they can, you know, ensure that the home support workers know that, you know, if they're part of the home care team, they would know if they're diabetic and have these issues. However, diabetic foot care is an advanced practice and so there is training for this. What I can do is I can take this back to NTHSSA and say how much training and is there gaps in all...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, according to the data that we have is since November 2025, there are ten reports, incidences, and before that, prior to that, for the two-year period before, there were 23 reported incidents. However, I know -- I do hear the Member. I know that there has been implementation. I know in our emergency room, here in Stanton, does have a secure area where staff are behind and we do have implemented increase in security. The security guards even have improved puncture-proof body vests for security. And these are things that have been raised with this working...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at Stanton Territorial Hospital, the workplace violence prevention strategy was implemented and within the time that this has been implemented, there has been assessments done. There are established monthly meetings with RCMP, working with Dexterra contractors on dealing with aggressive and potentially violent patients, education with staff, ensuring staff have access to safe room space, provisions of escorts out to the parking lot. They do meet regularly, and there are some statistics that have shown improvement over the time that they've established this...