A look at the B.C. Conservative, NDP and Green election platforms, in terms of health
The state of British Columbia health care has become a key issue ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19 as the overburdened system attempts to cope with understaffing, frequent short-term closures of emergency rooms and hundreds of thousands of residents who don’t have a family doctor.B.C. New Democrats have promised to:
— Expand the conditions pharmacists can test and prescribe for to include more common illnesses such as strep throat, urinary tract infections and renal function. — Getting more qualified medical professionals back to work by providing immediate provisional licences for doctors, nurses, and midwives trained in Canada, and offer the same licences in six weeks for professionals trained in some regions outside of the country.— Add more physician assistants and expand the range of services they provide.— Offer care through both public and non-governmental facilities.
— Implement a “Wait Time Guarantee” that would arrange for care outside the province if services were not available in B.C. in a reasonable time.— Improve reporting on administrative cost, savings and services and establish a mandate for transparent data— Repeal the Health Professions and Occupations Act, sweeping legislation that merges B.C.’s health regulatory colleges from 15 to 6 that has been criticized by groups, including doctors and nurses.
— Lease and administer work space under the Dogwood model, allowing health-care professionals to focus on patient care.
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