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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:20 PM
Seniors, other clients with complex care needs and their families are benefiting from increased staffing levels at residential-care facilities as a result of the investment of $55 million from B.C.'s revised residential-care rate structure revenues and one-time funding for infrastructure.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:00 AM
The Province supports new physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for the early years (children aged 0-4) released today by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and ParticipACTION.
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Monday, March 26, 2012 8:00 AM
The Province is providing a grant of $500,000 to the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON), which offers health information to multicultural and Aboriginal families throughout B.C.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 11:00 AM
A new French-language version of B.C.'s popular Healthy Eating for Seniors handbook is helping to support the health of B.C.'s French-speaking seniors and their families.
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Friday, March 2, 2012 9:00 AM
As one of the commitments in the recently released seniors' action plan, consultations are now underway in British Columbia to develop a strategy to prevent, identify and respond to elder abuse and neglect.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:30 PM
The Ministry of Health is changing PharmaCare coverage for OxyContin, a medication used to treat moderate to severe pain.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:55 PM
The Ministry of Health is terminating its generic drug pricing agreement with the B.C. Pharmacy Association and the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, effective April 1.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:00 AM
B.C.'s use of lean techniques across the health-care system is significantly reducing patient wait times, increasing efficiency and creating the potential to save millions of dollars that will be directed back into patient care.
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Monday, February 27, 2012 8:00 AM
The Province is providing $1,025,000 to support the construction of Matthew's House, which will offer respite for children with complex medical challenges and their families.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:15 PM
B.C. seniors, families and stakeholders are being invited to help shape the implementation of a comprehensive action plan - including the establishment of an advocate - to ensure a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.
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