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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11:48 AM
Starting Thursday, June 29, 2023, people can book an appointment to see a pharmacist through a new provincial online booking system, making it even easier and more convenient to access the health care they need.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 4:25 PM
Starting June 1, 2023, people in B.C. can get prescriptions from their pharmacist for contraceptives and medications to treat 21 minor ailments, such as allergies, shingles, cold sores, pink eye and uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 1:15 PM
People are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza for the most effective protection in the fall.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 12:45 PM
People needing surgery at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) will have increased access to care as the provincial government has approved the business plan for the second phase of expansion, adding 13 new operating rooms (ORs) and 39 new perioperative patient bays at the facility.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022 11:45 AM
To meet the increasing demand for nurses in British Columbia, the Province is making it easier for eligible internationally educated nurses (IENs) to enter the province’s health system so they can support British Columbians’ health-care needs sooner.
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 2:30 PM
The Province is further protecting health-care workers, patients, families and frontline workers during COVID-19 with Western Canada’s first accredited personal protective equipment (PPE) lab, specializing in testing and validating PPE.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 2:05 PM
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The Province is strengthening B.C.’s ambulance system to ensure it is faster and more responsive to British Columbians, a better place to work for paramedics and dispatchers, and able to rapidly meet changing demands and needs through focused and direct leadership.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 10:45 AM
People living in northeast Vancouver have better access to team-based everyday health care with a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) that is now open at 102 - 2788 East Hastings St.
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 2:20 PM
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
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Friday, March 13, 2020 5:12 PM
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
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