YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Improving our health care system for people across the province
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People across Chilliwack have told me how important quality healthcare is to them, and our government is working hard to make sure that all British Columbians can have easier access to healthcare where and when they need it.
Last week we announced a new health human resource strategy as well as incentives to attract more doctors across the province. Through these initiatives, we’re going to train, hire and retain more healthcare workers so we can provide the best care for you and your fellow British Columbians.
Back when Kevin Falcon, the current leader of the B.C. Liberal party, was the Minister of Health, his government gutted the healthcare system. Since coming into government in 2017, the B.C. New Democrats have been working to reverse the damage done by extreme budget cuts by the previous government.
Our commitment to improving health care in British Columbia has included investing more than $1 billion dollars over the last three years to support health care workers and improve the health care system. This has included investments in long-term care, like hiring more than 7,000 new staff to support seniors care, as well as implementing new Primary Care Networks across the province, building more Urgent and Primary Care Centres and hiring over 950 staff members in team-based Primary Care.
