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FURTHER SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:09 -0000
VICTORIA – Government is working with internationally educated medical graduates to find ways to make the best use of their medical training and skills within the provincial health-care system, said Health Services Minister George Abbott.
B.C. FUNDS INTERNATIONAL NURSE ASSESSMENT SERVICE
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:44:26 -0000
VICTORIA – Kwantlen University College, soon to become Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has been selected as the delivery site for a new provincial internationally educated nurse assessment service that will help ease the entry of internationally educated registered nurses into the B.C. workforce, Health Services Minister George Abbott announced.
HEALTH NETWORKS BENEFIT FOUR ISLAND COMMUNITIES
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:28:15 -0000
VICTORIA – Three new integrated health networks will provide physicians, caregivers and patients in Sooke, Port Alberni and Oceanside (Parksville/Qualicum) with improved access to services.
HEALTH NETWORKS BENEFIT THREE ISLAND COMMUNITIES
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:24:10 -0000
VICTORIA – Three new integrated health networks will provide physicians, caregivers and patients in Victoria, Campbell River and Nanaimo with improved access to services for thousands of people living with chronic diseases.
NEW SENIORS' FACILITY SETS 4,500-BED MILESTONE FOR B.C.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:32:15 -0000
SURREY – The official opening of Laurel Place residential care facility to provide seniors in the Surrey area with around-the-clock care marked 4,500 net-new beds and units open across the province, announced Health Minister George Abbott.
B.C. LAUNCHES 2008 TELUS TOUR FOR THE CURE
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:17:12 -0000
VICTORIA – Women in 24 British Columbia communities and 42 neighbouring First Nations communities will receive important information about breast health, breast cancer and the value of screening mammograms through the 2008 TELUS Tour for the Cure launched today, announced Health Minister George Abbott.
ISOLATED COMMUNITIES GET NEW MEAT TRANSITION SUPPORT
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:06:30 -0000
VICTORIA – Meat producers in remote and isolated communities are receiving additional assistance in the transition to becoming fully licensed, announced the ministers of Health and Agriculture.
MORE SENIOR-FRIENDLY PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COMMUNITIES
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:16:55 -0000
VANCOUVER – Twenty-one more communities have received approval to develop plans and programs that address local challenges related to seniors’ housing, transportation and support services and enable seniors to age in place. These plans and programs are supported by a $500,000 grant from government, said Ida Chong, Minister of Community Services and Minister responsible for Seniors’ and Women’s Issues.

 

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