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Monday, December 19, 2016 9:35 AM
Updated statistics released today from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths increased throughout B.C. in November. Government and its partners have taken many significant steps to address the overdose crisis this month.
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Sunday, December 18, 2016 9:00 AM
Christmas is a time of joy and festivity for many people, but it can also be a challenging time.
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Monday, December 12, 2016 10:30 AM
Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna, joined the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Kelowna, a new integrated youth-service centre.
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Friday, December 9, 2016 1:00 PM
The Province is proposing to establish a new college of diagnostic and therapeutic health professions to enhance patient safety and quality of care in British Columbia.
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Friday, November 25, 2016 11:15 AM
B.C. paramedics and dispatchers will be getting much-needed support from the provincial government in the face of the province’s opioid overdose crisis, with a $5-million injection of funding for BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS).
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:15 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake announced $13 million in funding for The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to help improve the lives of British Columbian families by supporting the pathways drug research takes from the labs to the patient.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:00 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake has made the following statement following the federal summit on the opioid crisis in Ottawa, Nov. 18 and 19, 2016:
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:51 PM
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Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Health, Terry Lake lead a delegation of medical experts and people personally affected by overdoses to Ottawa to speak to the federal government about a coordinated approach to reducing opioid overdose deaths.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 12:30 PM
Provincial patient safety and quality officer Dr. Doug Cochrane has completed his review of the early functioning of IHealth, the electronic health record system implemented in three Nanaimo-area health facilities in March.
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Monday, November 7, 2016 11:15 AM
Emergency health services in the Coquihalla corridor will be strengthened thanks to a planned expansion and renovation of the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre’s emergency department.
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