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 …
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Staff and children at Maples being put at risk by B.C. Liberal inaction
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Robinson proposes Silver Alert Act
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Liberals can’t prove they’re delivering high quality medical care, despite doubling medical tax
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Liberal review of Fraser Health barely progressing as superbug outbreak hits Royal Columbian Hospital
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New Democrat health critic in Kamloops calling for specialized health clinic for survivors of childhood cancer
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