News
December 20, 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, we’d like to thank you for your dedication and your contributions to patients, families, and community. We appreciate all of the hard work that you’re doing in your communities across BC for family practice and for patients in primary care. Over the past year, we’ve seen major transformations in primary care. We know there isn’t one solution to all of the challenges in family practice now, and that’s why Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health continue to work together on many fronts to improve primary care. These are all pieces of the puzzle.
December 20, 2023
As of December 12, approximately 70% of family doctors and nurse practitioners in communities participating in the After Hours Care program pilot have signed up to use the service with their patients, serving a combined population of 370,000 attached patients. In addition, more than 90 physicians have signed up to staff the service, more than half of whom have so far staffed one or more shifts.
December 20, 2023
The Shuswap North Okanagan Division of Family Practice will soon be added to the After Hours Care program pilot. The pilot, which started in September 2023 as a six-month endeavour through the partnership of the Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) and HealthLink BC, is currently planned to start expanding across the province in April 2024.
December 20, 2023
A pilot program that provides after hours care for attached patients of family physicians and nurse practitioners in the Langley, South Island, South Okanagan Similkameen, Thompson Region, and Victoria Divisions of Family Practice is already showing results. The six-month pilot, a partnership between the Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) and HealthLink BC and five divisions of family practice, was developed to reduce the challenges that family physicians face in providing patients with care outside regular office hours.
December 19, 2023
A revolutionary approach to health care is gaining recognition at the Murrayville Family Practice Group in Langley. A collaborative team of eight family physicians, three nurse practitioners, three registered nurses, and a clinical pharmacist works cohesively to offer timely and comprehensive medical services for the group, which has offices in Murrayville and Willoughby. Colin Fee, a clinical pharmacist with four years of experience at the practice, plays a crucial role on the team.