❓ Mr. Board questions the Minister for Health, Mr. McGinty, regarding the implementation of recommendations from the Douglas inquiry into King Edward Memorial Hospital. Mr. McGinty clarifies that not all recommendations have been implemented, specifically those requiring legislative change.
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I have a supplementary question. Will the minister answer the first part of the question? Have all the recommendations of the Douglas inquiry into King Edward Memorial Hospital been implemented, as indicated by the previous minister? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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In the interests of being concise, I did my best to answer the member’s question with one word. To me, no to the first part of his question means no. Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: In the interests of being concise, I did my best to answer the member’s question with one word. To me, no to the first part of his question means no. Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
In the interests of being concise, I did my best to answer the member’s question with one word. To me, no to the first part of his question means no. Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: In the interests of being concise, I did my best to answer the member’s question with one word. To me, no to the first part of his question means no. Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
In the interests of being concise, I did my best to answer the member’s question with one word. To me, no to the first part of his question means no. Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr M.F. Board: But we were told they were. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: Four recommendations which required legislative change and which did not go to clinical practice at the hospital have not been implemented. That is the answer to the question.
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