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| Friday, 21 October 2011 10:27 | |||
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As health care in the islands plays center stage in a national debate, leaders of the People’s Democratic Movement call hospital staff “dedicated, highly skilled and a huge asset to the TCI.” “Health care in the TCI is facing some difficult challenges at present, and these are testing times,” PDM leader Doug Parnell said during a recent tour of the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre on Providenciales. “But one thing that remains consistent is the professionalism that exists among the workforce at the InterHealth Canada hospitals. “During my tour I have met and spoken to many staff members, all of whom are extremely dedicated and highly skilled people who are a huge asset to the TCI.” Parnell, who was joined by his party’s general secretary, Patricia Eke, and national executive member, Ashwood Forbes, was impressed by the facilities and services on offer to islanders. “It is important that we get a deep understanding of what is physically here and available in the hospitals,” he said. “I think they are first rate facilities and that the physical infrastructure has in many ways been undersold. “Following the release of the government document stating that the future of health care in the TCI hangs in the balance, I think it is important that we understand the type of investment that has been made here. “I believe I have a better understanding of that today and that it will help shape my party’s health care recommendations going forward.” “These are public hospitals, and therefore we welcome visits from organisations throughout the TCI community,” said Dr. Robyn Barnes, InterHealth Canada’s chief of medical services. “InterHealth Canada has played host to school children, government officials, church groups, university students and political parties and their interest is something we encourage,” she said.
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