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April 6, 2016

Health Minister Terry Lake has ordered a review of staffing guidelines in government-funded long-term care homes for seniors after a report from the province’s seniors advocate.

April 4, 2016

The Hospital Employees’ Union says the Vancouver Island Health Authority should act now to block the sale of Wexford Creek care home and stop the layoff of staff. Wexford Creek staff learned Friday that the Good Samaritan Society plans to sell the eight-year old facility to an undisclosed buyer, and in preparation for the sale will be contracting out all staff.

April 4, 2016

All Canadians, especially low-income Canadians, should have dental care as part of their basic health care coverage, a new study by the University of B.C. concludes. According to a survey of 567 people in four primary health care clinics in B.C. and Ontario that served large numbers of low-income and aboriginal residents, 46 per cent rated their oral health as fair to poor, with 44 per cent saying they sometimes or often experience pain in their teeth and mouth.

Justin Trudeau's government is gearing up for its first big battle against for-profit health care and it's armed with some dire warnings. They come from an expert report commissioned by the federal government for a court case in British Columbia in which the government sought and received intervener status.

Cambie and its supporters, including the Canadian Constitution Foundation, also argue doctors should be permitted to work in both private and public health-care systems.

More Canadians would face financial hardship or even — in extreme cases — "medical bankruptcy" from paying for private care, he writes.