BC Gov News

To meet the increasing demand for nurses in British Columbia, the Province is making it easier for eligible internationally educated nurses (IENs) to enter the province’s health system so they can support British Columbians’ health-care needs sooner.

To protect people in B.C. against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and mitigate the impact of this illness on communities, the B.C. government and the provincial health officer have developed the British Columbia Pandemic Provincial Co-ordination Plan to respond to the evolving outbreak.  

The BC Association of Farmers’ Markets has expanded the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon program to help more lower income households access fresh, locally-grown, healthy food, thanks to support from the Province.

The Ministry of Health is adding 50 new clinical pharmacists as part of primary-care network teams around the province.

Resident medical graduates and graduating nurse practitioners will be offered positions in the new primary care networks, announced Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.

Health Minister Terry Lake celebrated the substantial completion of the Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre, which will care for people with mental-health or substance-use challenges.