Options for Sexual Health says its funding hasn't kept up with inflation and without a significant boost it could be forced to close dozens of clinics across British Columbia.
An organization that provides reproductive care in B.C. is on the brink of closure. Options for Sexual Health is asking the provincial government for an increase to its funding or it says it will have to close the majority of its locations. Alissa Thibault has more.across British Columbia says it could be forced to close most of its locations without financial help from the provincial government.directly operates 30 clinics throughout B.C.
Nurses working for Options are already earning as much as 35 per cent less than their peers working under the B.C. Nurses’ Union’s collective agreement, she added.
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