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Health-care groups criticize B.C. budget’s unkept promises but express relief over lack of cuts
In the fall provincial election campaign, Premier David Eby and NDP candidates made bold promises for investments to improve the health-care system in order to address staff shortages and gaps in vital services. But patient groups and health-care workers who spoke to CBC News say they are disappointed to see several […]
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‘Hugely disappointed:’ Nanaimo hospital cath lab, patient tower absent in B.C. budget
The province’s spending priorities for the year ahead apparently do not include a pair of promised significant local projects. Neither a catheterization lab for cardiac care, nor a new patient tower at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) were line items in the document presented by finance minister Brenda Bailey on Monday, March […]
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Time to push the province to prioritize healthcare for all, new Nanaimo Hospital chair
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has a new chair, and she says it’s time to put healthcare first not just for the residents in the city, but for everyone north of the Malahat. Janice Perrino, who is also a city councillor, will succeed Ian Thorpe after seven years of service to […]
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Peer to Peer Virtual Learning Session: Communications – Part 2: Creating Your Strategic Communications Plan
Facility Engagement Knowledge-Sharing Peer-to-Peer Learning – “Part 2: Creating Your Strategic Communications Plan” This virtual webinar will be led by Nicole Adams, the Director of Communications at Doctors of BC. Attendees will learn more about the “Civility Matters” Initiative, as well as successful Facility Engagement projects and other initiatives from […]
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Peer-to-Peer Learning: “Data-Informed Approaches to Recruitment & Retention”
Facility Engagement Knowledge-Sharing Peer-to-Peer Learning – “Data-Informed Approaches to Recruitment & Retention”. BCCDC: Physician Experience Project – Dr Victoria Cook Kootenay Boundary Physician Association (KBPA): Retention and Resilience Research – Jen Ellis + Physician Lead Northern Health MSAs: From Local to Regional Approaches to Recruitment This virtual webinar shares successful Facility […]
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