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From: BC Care Providers Association <tiffany@bccare.ca>
Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Subject: Ministry of Health Mandate Letter Released
To: Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com>
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*Ministry of Health Mandate Letter Released*
BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) is pleased to see the inclusion of
seniors' care in the Ministry of Health mandate letter released earlier
today from the Office of the Premier.
Mandate letters provide policy direction and commitments for each ministry
and include the same four core priorities *– **growing the economy by
creating jobs across the province, reducing family costs, strengthening
healthcare, and making neighbourhoods and communities safer*.
B.C.’s newly appointed Minister of Health, Hon. Josie Osborne, has been
directed to prioritize the following, including a key focus on seniors'
care:
- Working with the Minister of Finance to review all existing Ministry
of Health programs and initiatives to ensure they are supporting British
Columbians' healthcare needs while keeping costs manageable.
- *Redesigning the Health Human Resource system* to deliver better and
faster care for the growing needs of people in BC.
- *Connecting more people to family healthcare providers*, ensuring
every British Columbian has access to primary care.
- Addressing temporary emergency room closures.
- Meeting international standards for cancer care outcomes and delivery.
- Leading public investments made in seniors care to *improve efficiency
and effectiveness in the delivery of care to the growing seniors population*
.
- Reducing the administrative costs across the healthcare system.
- Require private colleges to immediately *recognize the credentials of
Canadian healthcare workers and recognize international healthcare workers*
from countries with similar or equivalent training programs within six
weeks.
- Continue working with stakeholders on initiatives to strengthen
nurse-to-patient ratios.
The Minister of Health will be supported by three parliamentary
secretaries, including *Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and
Long-Term Care, Susie Chant*, who will engage with service providers,
advocates, and seniors to identify opportunities to improve the delivery of
care to seniors that is cost-effective.
BCCPA looks forward to working alongside Minister Osborne and P.S. Chant to
support this mandate and collaboratively address challenges facing the
seniors in B.C.
Read the full Ministry of Health mandate letter here
<https://bccareprovidersassociation.cmail19.com/t/y-l-cjdlilk-hjiriisui-y/>.
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