Announcement comes after Canada’s premiers called on Ottawa to boost health care funding as staffing shortages across country creating obstacles to accessing health care
The British Columbia government announced Tuesday that it’s adding more than 300 spots at public postsecondary institutions for students training in certain health professions, including laboratory techs and physiotherapists, amid a staffing crunch that has exacerbated constraints within the health care system.
In British Columbia, the allied health work force provides a range of preventative, diagnostic, technical and therapeutic health care, as well as clinical support services. These professionals include medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and dietitians. Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are often significant public discussions focused on the importance of doctors and nurses, but health sciences professionals or allied health professionals, have also “been of fundamental importance during the pandemic.”
He added his association is negotiating with the provincial government to address the retention of specialized health care professionals. “And that starts with a fair pay increase.”
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