Government investing in short-term measures to keep walk-in clinics open on south Vancouver Island

CHEK NEWS: The B.C. government has announced it will be investing in short-term measures in an effort to support primary care and keep walk-in clinics open on south Vancouver Island. The Ministry of Health says these measures are based on local engagement over the last several months through the South Island Primary Care Network (PCN) Walk-in Clinic Task Force. 

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Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and healthcare providers

Trail Times: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice announced that it has launched a new set of tools to support patients living with chronic pain. Patients and their healthcare providers can now easily access information on referrals, services, education, self-management support, and more. These have been developed as part of the Kootenay Boundary Shared Care Chronic Pain Project, with the input and guidance of local physicians, allied health care practitioners, and patient partners living with chronic pain.

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The Divisions of Family Practice acknowledge that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many different Indigenous Nations throughout British Columbia.

Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of Indigenous communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC.