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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 12:45 PM
Changes to the Employment Standards Act will leave health-care providers with more time to spend with patients by eliminating the need for workers to get sick notes for short-term absences from work.
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Monday, April 7, 2025 10:30 AM
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement in recognition of Public Health Week, April 7-11, 2025:
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 12:30 PM
The Province is taking new steps to attract more doctors and nurses from the U.S. by fast-tracking credential recognition and launching a co-ordinated, targeted recruitment campaign.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 9:30 AM
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on the holiday season:
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 9:45 AM
Updated vaccines that protect against the latest influenza strains and COVID-19 variants circulating are available for people in B.C. to help protect families, communities and the health-care system.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 12:25 PM
Patients will experience improved care and nurses will experience a stronger health-care system as the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have now established nurse-to-patient ratios for the majority of hospital settings.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 11:00 AM
More than 248,000 people have been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since the Health Connect Registry launched provincewide in July 2023.
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Monday, August 19, 2024 8:30 AM
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, has issued the following statement to make sure children in B.C. are up to date on all their vaccines as part of back-to-school preparations:
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:00 PM
More cancer patients, especially those living in rural and remote areas, will benefit from improved access to life-saving cancer care as the Province further invests in medical-travel supports, reducing costs and financial barriers.
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Friday, July 26, 2024 10:23 AM
In response to the provincial health officer’s decision to end the COVID-19 public-health emergency, which ends the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in health-care settings, the Province is making it mandatory for health-care workers to disclose their immunization status as a way to help keep people safe.
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