The B.C. Liberals’ failure to address rural health issues in Northern B.C. shows they aren’t prepared for the responsibility of growing local economies, say New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals talk a lot about liquefied natural gas and resource development, but …
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B.C. Liberals jeopardize patient safety with new ambulance plan
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals are putting patients at risk by making major changes without consultation to the way B.C. Ambulance responds to 9-1-1 calls, say the B.C. New Democrats. “Sweeping changes were made to the way ambulance paramedics respond …
B.C. Liberals missed opportunity to appoint fully independent seniors advocate
VICTORIA – New Democrats are welcoming the long-awaited appointment of a seniors advocate, but say seniors in the province were denied a truly independent advocate. “Today the B.C. Liberals finally announced the appointment of a seniors advocate, which New Democrats …
Liberals creating chaos at Royal Columbian Hospital
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ failure to address hospital overcrowding is creating chaos for medical staff and compromising patient care at Royal Columbian Hospital, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Despite growing concern from hospital staff about emergency room overcrowding and the …
Community health centre cuts will lead to higher costs, worse care, patients without GPs
VANCOUVER – Thousands of patients will lose their family doctor and receive lower quality care, while the health system will incur increased costs if primary care programs are cut at community health centres in Vancouver, say the B.C. New Democrats. …
New Democrats and advocates call for specialized health clinic for survivors of childhood cancer
VICTORIA – New Democrats pressed the Liberal government for a specialized health clinic to combat the devastating health consequences of treatment for pediatric cancers. New Democrat health critic Judy Darcy raised the issue in the legislature Monday, as advocates for a …
Staff and children at Maples being put at risk by B.C. Liberal inaction
VICTORIA— The last four years of violent incidents at the Maples adolescent treatment centre aren’t just evidence of a failure to protect staff, they are evidence of a failure to protect the children in the government’s care, say the New Democrats. …
New Democrats welcome extension of insulin pump coverage to young adults with Type 1 diabetes
Official opposition first proposed measure in 2011, also was part of New Democrat election platform VANCOUVER— New Democrat leader Adrian Dix welcomed today’s announcement that young adults with Type 1 diabetes will be eligible for insulin pump coverage – a …
Robinson proposes Silver Alert Act
VICTORIA- It’s time for B.C. to implement comprehensive measures to help locate and protect missing seniors with dementia, says Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature. The bill would create a …