Debates of February 16, 2023 (day 140)
Written Question 59-19(2): Health Care in Small Communities
Mahsi, Madam Speaker.
Madam Speaker, healthcare in small communities is not serving the needs of small community residents. There are numerous firsthand experiences of repeated misdiagnosis, which can lead to fatal outcomes for patients. The department states that "regular audits are undertaken at each health centre." Can the Minister of Health and Social Services provide:
The results of the audits undertaken at each healthcare centre in the Deh Cho region in the past five years;
The results of any data collected from healthcare centres related to client satisfaction of Indigenous people, specifically in the Deh Cho region;
The prioritized topics of each healthcare centre audit in the Deh Cho region over the last five years; and
Details of how the audits assess misdiagnosis, and the results of what is known about misdiagnosis in the Deh Cho region.
Mahsi.