Residents now have access to the Ten-Year Review of the Health Information Act. Earlier today the report was tabled at the Legislative Assembly.

This review is a key part of the GNWT’s broader work on privacy, which includes mandatory privacy training and continued improvement in privacy practices across the health and social services system.

The review began in February 2023 to prepare the ten‑year legislative report. The review draws on feedback gathered from stakeholder organizations since the Health Information Act came into force in 2015, including their experiences and challenges with implementation. The purpose of the Act is to balance individuals’ rights to access and correct their personal health information with the need for health service providers to collect, use, and disclose that information to deliver safe and effective care.

You can read the report here. https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/content/10-year-report-northwest-territories-health-information-act

Quote:

"Residents expect clear information about how their personal health information is being handled and secured. This review helps people understand how the Health Information Act has been working over the past ten years and is part of ensuring that NWT residents have a transparent, open and accountable government."

  - Lesa Semmler, Minister of Health and Social Services

Quick facts

• The Health Information Act first came into force on October 1, 2015.
• Section 195.1 of the Health Information Act requires the Minister to review the Act every ten years and table a report in the Legislative Assembly.

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Andrew Wind
Manager, Communications
Health and Social Services
Government of the Northwest Territories
HSSmedia@gov.nt.ca