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B.C. adds more training seats for nurse practitioners

The provincial government has added 65 nurse practitioner (NP) training seats to three post-secondary institutions, making training accessible in five regions throughout the province and supporting the growth of B.C.’s health-care workforce. The government is allocating 30 seats at the …

Support for campus overdose prevention and response

As post-secondary classes for the fall semester get underway, students and staff are reminded of the resources available to prevent and respond to overdoses on campus. To support post-secondary communities in protecting students, the Province has distributed 1,600 nasal naloxone …

More doctors are coming to B.C.

New strategies are underway to attract internationally trained doctors to British Columbia. This comes as B.C. has received in just two months almost 780 job applications from qualified health professionals across the United States. Since the campaign began to attract …

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 …