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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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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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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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Friday, July 26, 2024 10:13 AM
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer (PHO), has issued the following statement:
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Friday, July 19, 2024 12:20 PM
Women will have improved access to cancer care as the Province expands gynecological oncology surgical services to new regions and strengthens the teams providing care with more staff, including new gynecological oncologists.
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