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B.C. to provide $155.7M to recruit and retain specialized health

WebHealth Minister Adrian Dix says $155.7 million has been set aside at a time when B.C. has a "significantly increasing population" and more skilled health-care staff …

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Survey: Growing number of British Columbians say health-care …

WebPessimism about the health-care system is more prevalent among women (34 per cent), British Columbians aged 55 and over (40 per cent) and residents of …

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Mario Canseco: Trust in Canada’s health-care system is falling

WebThe level of confidence in the health-care system being there when we need it has fallen by 10 points in 18 months. Optimists may look at this finding as a good thing: …

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'A big crisis': How B.C.'s family doctor shortage is spreading

WebEvery year, the residents of Galiano Island band together to raise $70,000 to keep its health clinic running — a wine festival, plant sales, raffles, even a polar bear …

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Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family …

WebBritish Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says almost all of the 666 international medical graduates registered in the province this year are now working as …

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Canada urged to make all health records paperless, accessible to

WebThe report calls for all health records to be paperless and digitally accessible to all members of a patient's care team by 2028, noting that a first step is to stop using …

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Large medical clinic operator in B.C. in receivership for 'financial

WebSeymour Health bills itself as the largest medical clinic provider in B.C., but is at least second in size to Well Health, which told BIV it operates around 30 medical …

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Provincial government provides health care workers with mental …

WebB.C.’s government is creating a tailored response to health care workers’ mental health issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Mental …

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B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1

WebB.C. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside said the agreement supports their plans to help youth in treatment and recovery services, "so …

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Rob Shaw: Plunging health-care confidence may prove to be BC …

WebTumbling public confidence in the BC NDP government’s ability to solve the crises in health care, housing and cost of living offer a glimmer of hope to other parties …

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B.C. embeds mental health stigma in legal regulation

WebA commentary by the first vice‑president of the Law Society of B.C. There are innumerable reasons to oppose the B.C. government’s proposed Legal Professions Act …

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UVic proposes establishing a faculty of health by May

WebA draft proposal from a 19-person university committee recommends establishing the faculty of health on May 1. Faculty, students and staff would migrate …

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New B.C. doctors should be trained in 'planetary health,' say experts

WebA group of physicians and health experts are calling for Western Canada’s first new medical school in more than half a century to incorporate a model of medicine …

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Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next

WebA survey of B.C. health-care workers finds one in three is likely to quit the field. The telephone survey of more than 800 members of the Hospital Employees’ Union …

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Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard

WebHealth Minister Mark Holland rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, May 6, 2024. Holland says he isn't convinced by the rationale …

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Doctor Crisis: Canada’s unique medical

WebU.S. doctors on average spend 11 per cent of their career embroiled in malpractice litigation – longer than they spend in school, according to the Health Affairs …

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High B.C. ICU occupancy forces regional patient transfers

WebHealth Minister Adrian Dix said on September 21 that the province's vaccination rate for those eligible to receive jabs is about 87% for one shot, and 79.4% …

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Adding up the billions of government dollars directed at Canada’s

WebThe Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions was created in 2017 to lead B.C.’s response to the toxic drug crisis and build a coordinated approach to mental …

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B.C. budget grants employers relief on health tax

WebBudget 2024 forecasts a deficit of $7.9 billion for 2024-25, and an accumulated deficit of $11 billion. B.C.’s total debt, now $104 billion, is projected to climb to $165 billion for 2026-27

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Kirk LaPointe: Another global life sciences company takes root in

WebThe development of Xyon Health Inc., led by well-regarded co-founders and clinicians Simon Pimstone and Victor Hasson, is one of the more interesting local biotech …

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B.C. med-tech Custom Health to go public via SPAC

WebA B.C. pharmacist who developed medication management technology for patients on multiple medications will launch his company, Custom Health Inc., on the …

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Rob Shaw: NDP planning massive $1B mental health and …

WebRob Shaw Feb 17, 2023 5:00 AM. Photo credit: Province of BC/Flickr. B.C.’s New Democrat government is preparing to announce a major investment in mental health and …

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