Opinion: While Premier Horgan appeared to downgrade the centres by calling them a \u0027stopgap,\u0027 government flacks insist that wasn\u0027t his intent
“Chilliwack Primary Care Centre to lose all its dedicated family doctors by mid-September,” read the headline in the Fraser Valley Today online news service.
“More patients, including First Nations, and those with complex needs, will have increased access to comprehensive primary care,” said Dix in an news release. “We are continuing to ensure that people across British Columbia receive the health-care services they deserve closer to home.”Article content
Dix has repeatedly cited the combination of urgent and primary care centres — and supporting networks of medical practitioners and administrators — as the future of primary care, especially when asked about the shortage of family doctors in B.C.Article content “Only two blocks away from the meeting, another NDP UPCC remains seriously understaffed,” said the Opposition media release, referring to the James Bay centre up the street from the provincial legislature.Article content
He was asked by reporters about the protest over the lack of family doctors, scheduled for Tuesday morning outside the legislature. “People want the security of knowing the consistent health care they need is available in their community,” he said at the time. “Urgent primary care centres are an important part of our plan to deliver better, faster health care for people across the region and around the province.”Article content
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