Health Policy News

Despite the gradual tabling of various regulations related to clinical services, the AQPP laments the gap between the legal framework for these new activities and the operational reality of their implementation.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp, who has been the lead medical health officer for the province’s South Zone, is to begin her new job Friday.

In its submission to the B.C. government ahead of the 2026 provincial budget, the Consultant Specialists of BC are calling for the creation of a province-wide waitlist database and new tools for specialists to manage waitlists.

The site was for exclusive use of patients at the downtown hospital.

CPS provided their submission to Health Canada's consultation on melatonin for pediatric sleep issues.

With legislation set to ban sick notes for most minor illnesses, Doctors Manitoba launches a free toolkit urging employers to rely on self-attestations, paid leave and other alternatives.

The tentative deal would scrap performance-related penalties and a colour-coded system to assess patients’ vulnerability, and would provide an additional $435 million in the compensation package for family doctors.

Two independent provincial officers in British Columbia have separately criticized a recent decision to release guidelines aimed at increasing involuntary care among youth.