Health and Community Services

NDP Health Critic Gerry Rogers (MHA, St. John’s Centre) says if government insists on keeping its core mandate reviews secret, the people of the province will never know how and why thousands of jobs are being lost. Rogers initially requested the core mandate review for the Department of Health and Community Services a month ago, and has since filed an access to information request.

NDP Health and Community Services Critic Gerry Rogers (MHA, St. John’s Centre) is calling on Minister Sullivan to play a leadership role and help find a solution to the crisis that has developed around emergency dental services.

NDP Health and Community Services Critic Gerry Rogers (MHA, St. John’s Centre) is calling for government to release the findings of the review of the Provincial Ambulance Program.

Christopher Mitchelmore, NDP MHA for The Straits-White Bay North, says there is still no ECG service at the St. Anthony Hospital, despite the fact that both the necessary equipment and the staff needed to operate it are in place at the facility. He also says he is having trouble getting the CEO of Labrador-Grenfell health to discuss the matter with him.

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Member for The Straits – White Bay North.
SOME HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear!

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

MR. SPEAKER: The Member for St. John’s Centre.
SOME HON. MEMBERS: Hear, hear!

MS ROGERS:Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

MR. SPEAKER: The Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) wants to know what has happened to the recommendations resulting from a judicial inquiry into why breast cancer patients in the province received erroneous lab reports. There has been no update from government for two years.

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Leader of the Third Party.

MS MICHAEL: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.