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>> Bruce: PROMISED BEFORE THE
BREAK, A VISIT NOW FROM PEI'S
NEW HEALTH MINISTER EVERYTHING
OLD NEW AGAIN.
DOUG CURRIE BACK IN THE SEAT
WELCOME BACK TO COMPASS.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE, BRUCE.
>> Bruce: WHEN I CALLED YOU
TODAY I THOUGHT WE'D TALK IN
GENERALTIS.
BUT THERE IS ALL OF A SUDDEN IS
SPECIFIC TO GET YOUR VOICE ON.
THAT BEGIN THE CLOSURE OF THE
SOURIS WALK-IN CLINIC.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> THE REALITY RIGHT NOW IN
SOURIS IS A TEMPORARY
INTERRUPTION IN SERVICES.
IT'S AN ISSUE THAT THE Z FACING
RURAL COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE AND RETAIN PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES.
INTERESTING BECAUSE FOUR YEARS
AGO, THE DAY AFTER I WAS SWORN
IN AS MINISTER I WAS DEALING
WITH THE EXACT SAME SITUATION.
AND WE'VE HAD SUCCESSES IN
SOURIS.
AND IN RESPECT TO THE
COMPLIMENT, FLOATING WITH FOUR
PLUS A NURSE PRACTITIONER.
PLUS TODAY WE ARE UP AGAINST IT
AGAIN.
LOOKING AT SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS
TO MANAGE.
AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE LONG TERM
INFERMENTS TO HOPEFULLY ATTRACT
PHYSICIANS THAT WANT TO WORK IN
THE AREAS.
>> Bruce: YOU CHOSE THE WORD
TEMPORARY.
AN AMBIGUOUS WORD.
A LONG OR A SHORT TEMPORARY?
>> THIS IS-- YOU KNOW THE HOPE
IS IT'S A VERY, VERY SHORT
TEMPORARY.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING AT
SHORT TERM STRATEGIES AROUND THE
AREAS TO DEAL WITH THE MEAD.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY LOOKING TO
ONCE AGAIN STABILIZE SERVICES IN
THE SOURIS AREA.
>> Boomer: ROBERT GHIZ IN THAT
CHAIR LAST NIGHT AND SAID THAT
YOU WERE THE FIT TO THIS BECAUSE
THIS WAS THE TOUGHEST OF ALL
PORTFOLIOS.
WHY DID YOU WANT THIS AGAIN?
SO TOUGH TO PLEASE FORGET
EVERYBODY.
EVEN 50%.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUE, AND
I JUST GOT REMINDED FOR ABOUT 31
DAYS ON THE DOORSTEPS OF
DISTRICT 11.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES
ON THE MINDS OF ISLANDERS RIGHT
NOW IS HEALTH CARE.
AND AS YOU KNOW, I SPENT OVER
TWO YEARS IN THE PORTFOLIO.
FOUR YEARS AGO I STARTED.
AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE SOME I INITIATIVES.
AND WAS MOVED EDUCATION.
BUT WAS VERY INTERESTING TODAY I
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
THE CEO OF HEALTH PEI AND THE
BOARD CHAIR.
AND KEITH DEWAR, IT WAS PRETTY
EXCITING TO SEE THE PROGRESS AND
THE MOVEMENT THAT WE'VE MADE.
>> Bruce: YOU BRING UP HEALTH
PEI.
CRITICS SAY THE SAME THINGS OVER
AND OVER.
NO TRANSPARENCY, NO ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.
HOW FAIR IS THAT CRITICISM?
>> I THINK IN FAIRNESS TO THE
CONVERSATION, I THINK THAT IF
YOU LOOK AT THE HEALTH PEI IS A
RELATIVELY NEW ORGANIZATION.
BASICALLY I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE
OF HEALTH PEI.
THE WHOLE DISCUSSION STARTED A
NUMBER OF YEARS BACK WHEN WE
WANTED TO LOOK AT TAKING THE
POLITICIANS OUT OF THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS.
I'M GOING TO BE VERY ENGAGED
WITH HEALTH PEI.
I'M VERY CLEAR ON MY MESSAGE TO
HEALTH PEI THAT I AM THE
MINISTER, AND THEY WILL BE
ACCOUNT TO BELIEVE MYSELF AS THE
MINISTER AND-- I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO LOOKING AT ENGAGING
ISLANDERS IN A VERY PUBLIC
CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE
AND WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY ST AND
WHAT WE NEED TO GO.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
WANT TO LOOK AT IS WAYS THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS.
AND AS THE MINISTER, I SEE THAT
AS ONE OF MY MEAD PRIORITIES.
>> Bruce: ONE OTHER BIG
CRITICISM IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
CONFUSED TO WHAT THE ABSOLUTE
GOAL OF HEALTH PEI IS?
WHAT IS IT IN TEN TO 15 SECONDS?
>> I THINK THE GOAL OF HEALTH
PEI IS SO OVERSEE AND BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE OPERATIONAL
AND THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
BUT ALSO TO OSHG VERY CLOSELY
WITH MYSELF AS THE MINISTER.
TO LOOK AT I INITIATIVES AND
INVESTMENTS.
AND STRATEGIES TO LOOK AT WAYS
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
THE SYSTEM AND TO LOOK AT THE
WHOLE QUESTION AROUND
SUSTAINABILITY.
>> Bruce: IF IN TWO TO THREE
YEARS WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS
PORTFOLIO, IF THERE IS NOT A
DOCTOR FOR EVERY ISLANDERS, WILL
YOU BE SURPRISED AND
DISAPPOINTED?
>> I THINK THE PHYSICIAN
RECRUITMENT MOVING FORWARD IS
GOING TO ALWAYS BE A CHALLENGE.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO
START THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
YOU KNOW, TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE
BY THE RIGHT PROFESSIONAL AT THE
RIGHT TIME, WHEN IT'S NEEDED.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO START
THAT CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT CONVERSATION IS