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Monday, February 27, 2023 12:45 PM
People with children aged six months to four years are advised that Canada’s current supply of the infant Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine expires on March 8, 2023.
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Thursday, February 23, 2023 9:52 AM
People in mental-health crises at hospital emergency rooms will have quicker access to care, as nurse practitioners (NPs) are now able to assess patients for involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act.
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Friday, February 17, 2023 12:15 PM
B.C. families will have improved access to maternity care as the Province increases seats in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) midwifery program by more than 70%.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 1:15 PM
A new family physician payment model has come into effect to help more family physicians start or continue their practice and ensure people throughout the province have access to primary care.
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Friday, January 13, 2023 12:55 PM
Influenza continues to decline in British Columbia, following an earlier-than-usual peak in late November and early December 2022.
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Monday, January 9, 2023 12:46 PM
The Province is making it easier for internationally educated nurses to work in B.C.’s health-care system with new financial supports and a faster, more efficient assessment pathway.
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Friday, January 6, 2023 12:08 PM
Beginning Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, emergency operation centres (EOCs) will be reactivated in health authorities to ensure patients continue to have access to the hospital care services they need as respiratory illness season continues in B.C.
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Thursday, January 5, 2023 10:00 AM
Thousands of people in British Columbia will benefit from BC PharmaCare’s expanded coverage of medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes, heart failure and blood clots.
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Friday, December 16, 2022 10:00 AM
People living in long-term-care and assisted-living facilities will continue receiving high-quality care from fairly compensated workers as the Province renews its commitment to temporarily fund wage increases for staff working in the sector.
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Monday, December 5, 2022 11:45 AM
Public-health officials are encouraging families and caregivers to get their kids vaccinated against influenza in advance of the holidays.
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