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LifeLab Appointment Waits
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LifeLab Appointment Waits
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There’s a New Health Minister in the House!
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There’s a New Health Minister in the House!
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Register to access your patient medical records online
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Register to access your patient medical records online
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Health Minister go visit an ER: Take Mr Eby with you!
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Health Minister go visit an ER: Take Mr Eby with you!
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It’s election time - Ask your MLA candidate about their commitment to Healthcare
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It’s election time - Ask your MLA candidate about their commitment to Healthcare
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Video Podcast filming this summer. Would you like to participate?
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Video Podcast filming this summer. Would you like to participate?
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FACE-TO-FACE WITH MINISTER DIX: WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED
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FACE-TO-FACE WITH MINISTER DIX: WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED
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Freedom of Information Data - Health Budget and actual expenditures 2022- March 2023
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Freedom of Information Data - Health Budget and actual expenditures 2022- March 2023
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ANNUAL REPORT ON BC’s HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY (Dec. 2023)
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ANNUAL REPORT ON BC’s HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY (Dec. 2023)
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All Hospitals are NOT created equally
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All Hospitals are NOT created equally
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Healthcare Wish List for Santa
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Healthcare Wish List for Santa
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HEALTH CARE CRISES: ARE WE MAKING ENOUGH PROGRESS?
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HEALTH CARE CRISES: ARE WE MAKING ENOUGH PROGRESS?
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Walk in clinics…will they remain
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Walk in clinics…will they remain
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Team-based Care (TBC)
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Team-based Care (TBC)
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Our Care BC Final Report
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Our Care BC Final Report
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TIME TO RALLY! Join us in Surrey BC
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TIME TO RALLY! Join us in Surrey BC
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Request for meeting - Absence of Care in Nanaimo
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Request for meeting - Absence of Care in Nanaimo
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BCHCM Virtual Townhall: Dr. Vanessa Young and Dr. Fred Voon
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BCHCM Virtual Townhall: Dr. Vanessa Young and Dr. Fred Voon
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BCHCM President Camille Currie on CBC’s The Current
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BCHCM President Camille Currie on CBC’s The Current
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BCHCM’s Camille Currie Receives the Excellence in Health Promotion Award
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BCHCM’s Camille Currie Receives the Excellence in Health Promotion Award
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Taking STEPS to improve our health
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Taking STEPS to improve our health
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How do we move forward?
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How do we move forward?
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68%, 40%, 25% - unattached patient ratios
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68%, 40%, 25% - unattached patient ratios
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We Need Doctors NOW! Rally
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We Need Doctors NOW! Rally
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BCHCM requests Auditor General Investigation
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BCHCM requests Auditor General Investigation
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BCHCM letter to NDP Premier Candidates
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BCHCM letter to NDP Premier Candidates
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Where is all the money really going?
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Where is all the money really going?
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We need to increase our influence! Join us!
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We need to increase our influence! Join us!
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#MyHealthCareMatters
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Comment: Family doctor shortage is dangerous for pregnant people and babies
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Comment: Family doctor shortage is dangerous for pregnant people and babies
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OpEd, BCHCM News
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Colwood Walk in Clinic Re-opens
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Colwood Walk in Clinic Re-opens
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Concern over B.C. ramping up virtual health care
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Concern over B.C. ramping up virtual health care
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Healthcare Wish List for Santa
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Healthcare Wish List for Santa
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Merritt Mayor withholding tax from Province
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Merritt Mayor withholding tax from Province
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Our Care BC Final Report
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Our Care BC Final Report
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Four ways to interpret ‘normal’ comment
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Four ways to interpret ‘normal’ comment
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Nanaimo General Hospital emergency room 'chaotic' and unsafe, says veteran doctor.
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Nanaimo General Hospital emergency room 'chaotic' and unsafe, says veteran doctor.
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B.C. health care crisis: No doctors available for hospitalized patients
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B.C. health care crisis: No doctors available for hospitalized patients
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Canada’s primary care crisis: Federal Government response.
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Canada’s primary care crisis: Federal Government response.
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Bill 36 - Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care
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Bill 36 - Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care
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Private Health Care on the Public Dime?
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Private Health Care on the Public Dime?
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Private Care in BC: Charging for Access to a Publicly Funded Doctor?
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Private Care in BC: Charging for Access to a Publicly Funded Doctor?
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Provincial Health Ministers Meeting
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Provincial Health Ministers Meeting
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118 Million in support funding disingenuous statement?
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118 Million in support funding disingenuous statement?
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68%, 40%, 25% - unattached patient ratios
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68%, 40%, 25% - unattached patient ratios
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Private Health Care on the Public Dime?

It is no secret that our healthcare system has been on the brink of collapse. With almost 1 in 5 residents of BC without a family doctor, many are struggling to get any sort of medical care. Private health care clinics can be seen as an option by people in need of medical care. However, what we see in these clinics is NOT private health care. It’s patients being charged for access to public health.

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