Updates

September 28, 2023 9:33 AM
Seniors Advocate latest report finds for-profit long-term care homes profiting in record numbers and under-delivering care
Early this week, The Office of the Seniors Advocate released a new report that exposes the record profits being made in the contracted long-term care sector. For-profit companies...
November 24, 2021 4:48 PM
AGM Keynote: ADM Dawn Thomas shares updates on the "In Plain Sight" report
Almost one year after the release of In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care, Assistant Deputy Minister of Indigenous Dawn Thomas delivered a keynote at...
November 7, 2021 10:23 AM
Mental health resources for adult and youth
CAMPAIGNS FOR WORKER AND PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH
UNLOCK MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT - BCGEU
Sign the petition in support of unlocking mental health supports for workers...
November 1, 2021 9:28 AM
Workers' mental health in the pandemic
It’s a crisis within a crisis. The workplace pressures of working through a global pandemic have seriously impacted the mental health of many front line workers and health care professionals.
July 29, 2021 7:18 AM
What’s happening with national standards for long-term care?
A recent poll by Angus Reid confirms that a great majority is seeing through Trudeau’s empty promises, with three quarters of respondents saying they doubt any significant change will...
January 26, 2021 12:59 PM
Progress Report: BC catching up on surgical backlog, yet still lacks a long-term vision for surgical system improvements
Last June, BC Health Coalition members sent a clear message to Health Minister Dix and Premier Horgan: we want public solutions to B.C.’s surgical backlog. In response to the province’s
December 10, 2020 3:40 PM
A Seat at the Table: First gathering of BC’s New Community Health Centre Partnership Table moves us one step closer to a meaningful community of practice
A new provincial Community Health Centre (CHC) Partnership Table had its first gathering this November. Bringing together an unusually broad cross-section of community and government stakeholders, the partnership table is...