Human Resources committee  I think one of the inefficiencies in the system that can be solved by the federal government is the investment in technology, and particularly around the electronic health record. I was at a meeting last evening and speaking with a person in the community who indicated that his c

Human Resources committee  I think the other aspect, when you talk politics, is some of the language that we've used around this, recognizing that health is primarily a provincial-territorial matter. We have not been promoting the notion of this being a supervisory body that would oversee or take over the

Human Resources committee  I would refer you to the document. We would be pleased to send a copy of the “Framework for Morality”, which we did with the Canadian Medical Association. It's a study we conducted a number of years ago about the recruitment and retention of professionals in rural and remote area

Human Resources committee  Thank you, yes. I referred to previous work done by the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association around a framework for rurality. A number of strategies were identified there on what works to attract and retain people in rural Canada. Basically it needs t

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Good morning, Chair and members of the committee. My name is Lisa Little and I am here today on behalf of the Canadian Nurses Association. We appreciate the committee scheduling this panel of national groups representing health professionals and employers. Our collec