Health Policy News

Bill 40, also known as An Act Respecting Health Quality and Patient Safety, aims to strengthen quality reviews after serious patient safety incidents, enhance disclosures to patients and improve data collection.

Three-year agreement includes funding boosts for minor ailments, chronic disease management and pharmacy sustainability.

The Familiprix chain announced it is withdrawing energy drinks from all its pharmacies amid growing calls for the province to ban the sale of the high-caffeine beverages to children.

B.C. pharmacy college registrar says expanded accountability and discipline changes are redefining regulation, but public safety needs to remains the bottom line.

For decades, Canada’s Interim Federal Health Program has provided complete health coverage to refugees and refugee claimants until they are eligible for provincial health plans and benefits.

In a letter dated April 20, Archbishop Frank Leo expressed support for a Conservative private member’s bill that would prevent access to medical assistance in dying from being extended to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.

A whopping 42% of expenses are allocated to healthcare in this latest budget.

The proposed changes would mean dozens of ‘long-lasting medical conditions’ would no longer need as much detail when filling out DTC forms.