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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 12:15 PM
British Columbia has launched a strategy outlining short- and long-term measures to prevent, recognize and respond to elder abuse in British Columbia.
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Friday, March 1, 2013 10:00 AM
Regional health authorities will receive up to $50 million annually over the next three years for targeted primary and community care programs to better support patients and their families.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:35 AM
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid issued the following statement today in response to an audit report from the Office of the Auditor General, which examined a government service delivery contract with MAXIMUS BC.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:00 AM
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month provides a great opportunity for British Columbians to learn more about preventing, treating and beating the third most-common cancer in Canada.
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Monday, February 25, 2013 8:08 AM
British Columbia recruited a record 268 physicians in 2012 from across Canada and internationally as part of efforts to improve access to quality health care for B.C. families.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:55 PM
Amendments introduced today to the Medicare Protection Act will create authority to set regulations that would allow British Columbians who take longer-term vacations out of the province, such as "snow birds", to stay on holidays for an extra period of time.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:50 PM
Legislation was introduced in British Columbia to create the Seniors' Advocate Act, which will help build a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.
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Monday, February 18, 2013 1:50 PM
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid introduced today the Emergency and Health Services Amendment Act, 2013, which will enhance the co-ordination of emergency health services in British Columbia.
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Monday, February 4, 2013 1:00 PM
All around the globe, people are marking today as the International Union Against Cancer's World Cancer Day.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 11:00 AM
Soon an additional 45 new nurse practitioners will be working around British Columbia, as part of government's commitment to substantially increase the number of nurse practitioners employed in the province.
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