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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:00 AM
B.C.'s use of lean techniques across the health-care system is significantly reducing patient wait times, increasing efficiency and creating the potential to save millions of dollars that will be directed back into patient care.
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Friday, February 24, 2012 10:00 AM
British Columbians continue to live long and healthy lives, according to the 2010 Vital Statistics Annual Report from the Ministry of Health.
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Friday, February 17, 2012 9:45 AM
The Province has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a management consulting firm to engage stakeholders on how best to strengthen B.C.'s laboratory services system.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:50 AM
The BC Coroners Service is urging all drivers and passengers in motor vehicles to use their seatbelts at all times.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:15 PM
B.C. seniors, families and stakeholders are being invited to help shape the implementation of a comprehensive action plan - including the establishment of an advocate - to ensure a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:15 PM
The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs.
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Monday, January 23, 2012 9:15 AM
The Province is continuing to make the healthier choice the easier choice with a new online, interactive sodium tool.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:15 AM
The Community Action Initiative (CAI), a provincewide program that supports mental health and substance use projects and innovation in B.C., is awarding almost $2 million to 10 grassroots mental health and substance use groups throughout the province.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 1:50 PM
The BC Coroners Service is investigating another death potentially related to the use of ecstasy. On the night of Jan. 14, 2012, a 16-year-old boy from Langley was with others when he reportedly took ecstasy along with other pharmaceutical drugs.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 9:00 AM
The theme for this year's National Non-Smoking Week is "breaking up is hard to do," but breaking up with tobacco this new year is easier for British Columbians thanks to B.C.'s Smoking Cessation Program.
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