The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, will host a Health Care Action Update tomorrow (Thursday, August 17) to discuss the recommendations of the provincial surgical backlog task force.

Minister Osborne will be joined by Dr. Pat Parfrey, Deputy Minister of Health Transformation, and Cassie Chisholm, Vice President – Transformation (Health Systems), Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services.

The availability will take place in Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building at 11:30 a.m. A technical briefing will take place for media at 11:00 a.m.

The availability will be livestreamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook page.

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