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Saturday, June 15, 2024 11:15 AM
More people in B.C. will receive primary health care with the opening of British Columbia’s first dedicated francophone community health centre.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:10 PM
The Province is taking action to improve care for a growing population with overlapping mental-health and addiction challenges and brain injuries from toxic-drug poisonings by appointing a chief scientific advisor to develop solutions to address their unique needs.
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Friday, May 31, 2024 10:04 AM
With warmer temperatures on the way and weather experts forecasting a hot summer, the Province and public-health officials are taking several steps to help people stay safe this summer and are asking people to plan ahead.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:15 PM
People accessing health care will benefit from a stronger workforce as the Province further invests in recruitment, retention and training initiatives for allied health and clinical support workers.
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Friday, April 26, 2024 1:25 PM
B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks.
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Friday, April 12, 2024 2:55 PM
Patients are benefiting from convenient, safe and timely acute-level care from the comfort of their own home as the Hospital at Home (HaH) program launches in several hospitals in Vancouver.
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 11:59 AM
Cancer patients affected by certain advanced leukemias and lymphomas now have better access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) therapy closer to home, as the therapy becomes available in the province.
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Friday, March 1, 2024 2:58 PM
To continue building on the commitments made at the signing of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) collective agreement in April 2023, the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have made significant progress determining minimum nurse-to-patient ratios.
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 12:30 PM
A report released by Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO), provides a review of the provincial prescribed safer supply (PSS) policy and makes recommendations aimed at improving the lives of people who use drugs in B.C. and supporting clinicians in this work.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 11:03 AM
Cancer patients and their families will benefit from more access to life-saving cancer diagnostics as new equipment and research expand access to PET/CT scans and innovative cancer treatments throughout the province.
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