BC Health Coalition: Premiers must focus on public innovation to strengthen Medicare

The new Health Care Innovation Working Group announced at this weeks Council of the Federation meeting is an opportunity for the provinces to build on the many positive public solutions that make Medicare stronger and avoid unaffordable for-profit care, says the BCHealth Coalition. -The provinces must look for ways to build the capacity of public non-profit health care delivery and protect the great gains in equality, access, fairness and efficiency that are the hallmark of our public health care system," said BC Health Coalition co-chair Rachel Tutte.

Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering Technologist service consolidation: Q&A meetings next week

You are invited to attend the following meetings. HSA labour relations staff will be available to answer your questions regarding the consolidation of Biomedical Engineering Technology services in the Lower Mainland. For HSA members in Fraser Health AuthorityTuesday, January 247:00 - 9:00 pmCompass Point Inn - East Fraser Room9850 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC(near King George Skytrain Station)

Cease and desist: HSA files policy grievance to stop wage rollback for pharmacists

Hospital pharmacists across BC are protesting a surprise unilateral announcement rolling back their wages and aggravating a critical recruitment and retention crisis.

Community Health Services & Support: Members to begin negotiations

Representatives of HSAs Community Health Services & Support workers are set to begin talks with the employer January 23. Delegates to a bargaining proposal meeting in October put wages and benefits at the top of the priority list. Members also directed their representatives to the bargaining table to seek improvements in vacation, anti-bullying language, job security, mileage rates and support for a transit subsidy, and professional development and education.