Last week the Wildrose party announced that Alberta's Mental Health Review has adopted some of the party's key policies. The main policy is primary care networks, and Wildrose Health Critic Drew Barnes says it's important these recommendations are put into effect.

"What is key is that we actually implement these recommendations and then elected officials put in the oversight to ensure that things are working as effectively as they can. And I think getting primary care networks more involved, access for Albertans to different types of front line professionals, is absolutely an important step. I'm most grateful that they looked at that."

Barnes is concerned that the NDP didn't pay much attention to issues surrounding dementia.

"I'm concerned that one of the things that they didn't adopt. We wanted a little more effort, a little more resources allocated to our growing needs based around dementia, especially when it comes to family care. So I would have liked to have seen more around that."

He says it's important that this isn't just another health report that wastes taxpayers money and gathers dust, and he will be holding the government to account in three ways.

"First of all, question period. We're back in the house on March 8, where every day we can ask questions of the Health Minister and Premier. Secondly, I send letters to the Health Minister with concerns. And then the third thing is the Health Minister and I meet every three months or so and we go over those things."

Barnes says he's grateful some money was allocated for detox, though the Wildrose called for more funds in that area as well.

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