Health Policy

Turning the Tide Part II – A New Course for Health Care

May 1, 2001

British Columbia’s health care system is in urgent need of renewal. This report proposes 29 recommendations and 48 specific actions to address that need. In a companion paper completed in July of 2000, the doctors of British Columbia concluded that the current health care system was unsustainable, and proposed a new framework for a sustainable and accountable health care program. 

The proposed framework entailed the integration of a set of patient care, system and management objectives that could be clearly understood by the public and that would strengthen, enhance and clarify the principles of the Canada Health Act. Since that paper was released, waning provider morale and public confidence has emphasized the need for a long overdue dialogue on the future of health care inBritish Columbia.

For the full policy paper, please see “Turning the Tide Part II – A New Course for Health Care”.