Policy Statements

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Health Policy

Emergency Department Overcrowding

July 1, 2011

The Doctors of BC believes:

That the BC government establishes a maximum Emergency Department length of stay benchmark of less than six hours (from arrival to Emergency Department exit). That all admitted patients must be transferred out of an Emergency Department to an inpatient area...
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The Canada Health Act

July 1, 2011

With respect to the Canada Health Act, it is the position of the Doctors of BC that:

The principle of accessibility needs to be strengthened through a commitment to treating patients within established wait time benchmarks for all major diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical services, as...
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Population Health

April 1, 2011

Because the varying nature of determinants of health, their interdependencies, and the silo nature of government funding and organization require collaboration among governmental and non-governmental parties to implement effective population health programs, the Doctors of BC calls upon the...
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Public & Private Health Care

November 1, 2010

The role of private health care is one that provokes much discussion, and physicians, like society as a whole, have varying views. 

Doctors of BC believes government must create benchmarks for wait times and that if those benchmarks are not met, then government needs to provide funding so...
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Scope of Practice for Allied Health Professionals

April 1, 2009

The Doctors of BC supports efforts to maximize the use of all members of the health care team from within their training and expertise.

The Doctors of BC welcomes scope of practice changes for allied health professionals provided that such changes are substantiated with sufficient...
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