Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our community health workers that work in our smallest communities, they aren't medically trained; therefore, the digital stethoscopes and otoscopes were chosen because they are simple to use, and these tools are a standard for basic primary care assessment and so the nurse that they're -- that will be hearing and seeing from the other end virtually is what they would need to be able to -- like, you know, to be able to diagnose what's going on with the patient or to help better virtually diagnose. And as I said that they're also working with -- yes, so...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I know that within Indigenous governments and the GNWT over the years, you know, we work closely with the northern region district. However, the NIHB, like, program is housed for not just with us, with Nunavut as well, in Ottawa. And due to the fact that our two territories administer the program, they provide the Indigenous governments with navigators, like so there's NIHB navigator, I think at least within Inuvialuit, and then there's an NIHB navigator with Dene Nation. And that's what they've committed to be supporting residents in the Northwest...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would encourage the Member's communities to look at the mental wellness and recovery fund right now. That is open for applications to start April 1st, and it can be -- you know, the community can allocate up to $209,000 a year, and they can use that to develop or support aftercare program within their community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the case management pilot that is proposed is -- what the goals of this would be to real time case management to ensure medical travel is necessary and that virtual options are considered, redirecting patients to in territory service when it's clinically appropriate, developing best practice at reduced travel costs, and help patients navigate the system, improving patient experience by reducing unnecessary travel, and when travel is needed it would also ensure appointments are scheduled in a way that supports patient and avoids preventable delays. Thank you...

Mr. Speaker, I don't have that level of detail here today. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not know the actuals, but I do -- I don't have them at my desk here. But I do know that we do have vacancies, and we've had chronic vacancies throughout the territory in these positions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when clients come into the health system, the system works with individual, whatever the -- if there's disabilities, if there's health issues, if there's other areas, then they support them within their system and then there are ways that they interact with other systems. However with many adult placements, we do have an adult placement worker and that can help with navigating, you know, what systems are available to the family in the territory. There is also the NWT disability that we fund that helps navigate families to different areas of support. Thank...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left, I have deputy minister Alan Doody. And to my right, I have assistant deputy minister Jeannie Mathison.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 40, An Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.