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CityNews
October 4, 2023

Masking is now mandatory for many people in certain health-care settings across BC. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced last week the return of mask mandates for health-care workers, visitors, and volunteers in patient-care areas of places like hospitals and other public...

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September 28, 2023

BC could soon see physician assistants hired to help doctors in emergency departments such as the one at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, where staffing shortages have led to closings. Doctors of BC president Dr Joshua Greggain said the association has been pushing for physician assistants since 2013...

September 28, 2023

The BC government is bringing back masks in all health-care settings. Global News has obtained a memo sent from the Ministry of Health to health-care providers on the plan that is expected to be announced Thursday at a press conference. Doctors of BC president, Dr Joshua Greggain, said with back...

CTV News
September 27, 2023

Dozens of foreign-trained doctors are now working under special licenses requiring supervision in BC hospitals, while more are being recruited for deployment as family doctors in urgent care centres, CTV News has learned. Health Minister Adrian Dix confirmed that the province has employed “...

CBC News
September 11, 2023

BC's health minister said the province's emergency rooms are seeing unusually high levels of patient demand in a trend that may be a "new normal." Doctors of BC president Dr Joshua Greggain welcomed Dix's visit and attention to Surrey Memorial but said doctors at the facility and across BC are...