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Friday, April 25, 2025 1:15 PM
Seniors in B.C. will have better supports to age at home in their community with expanded and improved services as part of a five-year agreement with United Way BC for popular programs, such as Better at Home.
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Friday, April 25, 2025 9:15 AM
Children and youth with complex care needs throughout B.C are closer to having access to a dedicated BC Children’s Hospital facility, as construction is now underway.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 2:15 PM
More people now have access to timely, streamlined care for urgent mental-health and substance-use concerns at the new Urgent Care Response Centre North at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.
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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 14, 2025 7:30 AM
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, have issued the following statements marking the ninth anniversary of the toxic-drug crisis being declared a public health emergency:
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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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Friday, March 28, 2025 11:56 AM
Starting Tuesday, April 8, 2025, free additional COVID-19 vaccines will be available to people in B.C., with a focus on those who are at higher risk of severe illness.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:30 AM
Indigenous women with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges in and around Surrey will soon have access to safe, culturally supportive housing and wraparound services to help them with their recovery.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:00 PM
The Province is taking action to improve care for people who suffer from severe, overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges, including brain injuries from toxic-drug poisonings, ensuring they have the right care to meet their needs.
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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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