A two-year tentative labour agreement has been reached with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association.

Resident physicians have ratified a new four-year collective agreement consistent with government's Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Nurses and employers have ratified a new two-year collective agreement that ensures patients and families continue to receive quality health care, while respecting government's Cooperative Gains Mandate.

Three qualified teams have been shortlisted to participate in the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the competitive selection process to design and build the Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre Replacement project.

Doctors have ratified a new four-year agreement that will support ongoing efforts to recruit and retain physicians, while also improving access to specialists and care in rural and remote communities.

Minister of Health Michael de Jong has issued the following statement:

"Today the Medical Services Commission released an audit of Cambie Surgeries Corporation and the Specialist Referral Clinic (Vancouver) Inc. which indicated a practice of billing patients for publicly insured medical services.

Northern Health today released a tender for site preparation for the new Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre.

British Columbia will invest $39 million in life science that will improve the lives of British Columbia families and support jobs in the life science sector.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) and the B.C. government on a renewed Physician Master Agreement covering approximately 10,000 specialists and family physicians in the province.