Michelle ThompsonMinister of Health and Wellness; Minister responsible for the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment; Minister responsible for Healthcare Redevelopment

Recent interventions

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1. DHW: NEED A FAMILY REGISTRY NUMBERS BY REGION - RELEASE

   Certainly we have done extensive work to validate the Need a Family Practice Registry. There was an announcement done on the 26th of January and we did commit that we would have an updated reporting form in April. There…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

2. DHW: NORTHERN INVERNESS AMBULANCE WAIT TIME CONCERNS - ADDRESS

   We are aware of the correspondence. Someone from the division of EHS has looked into the concerns of the individuals. The day - I think I was there maybe 18 months ago to talk to folks on the north side of the mountain t…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

3. DHW: COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-PROV. MEDICAL SERVICES DENIED - ADDRESS

   There are a couple things there. We do work hard in the Atlantic Provinces to work together, looking at ways in which we can support one another in terms of services. On a regular basis, the ministers - particularly from…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

4. DHW: NORTHERN INVERNESS AMBULANCE WAIT TIME CONCERNS - ADDRESS

   As we've talked about in the House before, we have a dynamic system. The system is moving all the time toward areas where coverage is sparse because they are responding to other emergency calls. We start response to a 9…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

5. DHW: NEED A FAMILY REGISTRY NUMBERS BY REGION - RELEASE

   No.

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

6. DHW: COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-PROV. MEDICAL SERVICES DENIED - ADDRESS

   As I said, certainly we work very hard within our own provinces to provide care to individuals as close to home as we can and, certainly, in regards to cancer patients, as an example, 95 percent of people are able to rec…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

7. DHW: RECORD ON HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN - ADDRESS

   As I've said a number of times in the past, we were in a very, very deep hole when we formed government in 2021. We have invested heavily not only in the system itself but in the people who work there. While there is a…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

8. DHW: ENDOMETRIOSIS HEALTH STRUGGLES LACKING PROPER CARE - ADDRESS

   I want to extend condolences to that individual, her partner, and extended family. Miscarriage is a very, very difficult experience in any family's life. We expect that clinicians will follow up with their patients. We…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

9. DHW: RURAL EMERGENCY DEPTS. DECIMATED - EXPLAIN

   Certainly there are some hospitals across the province where we continue to look for emergency room staff. There are a couple of spots that were mentioned in the list. I can't remember off the top of my head what was inc…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

10. DHW: LACK OF MSI MEDICAL SUPPORT - DEFEND

    We depend very heavily on our clinicians to assess and triage patients through the system. We do appreciate there are a number of foundational investments that have been made: not only in equipment, but also in staffing.…

    2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Official record ↗