Mr. Paul Reid:

As I said earlier, NCHDs have highlighted the immediate pressures they are under. We are very anxious to work with the NCHDs through their representative body, the IMO, to address any of their concerns. As Mr. Watt said earlier, the Minister is about to set up a working group to engage on those issues. We will very gladly do that and embrace it.

The second part of the Senator's question is very valid. One of the issues relating to the training pathways for NCHDs is they are assigned to different locations on a very short-term basis throughout their internship. We are anxious to look at that so that they have a level of predictability. Obviously, we also need to work with the colleges on that. We will continue to monitor any of the issues raised by NCHDs.