News & Updates

A new research study at the University of British Columbia is looking for healthcare workers who have experienced a workplace injury or other incident resulting in acute pain and who have registered in a PEARS program within Fraser Health Authority or Vancouver Island Health Authority. Participants identities will be kept strictly confidential, and neither the participants employer nor any PEARS...

Dr. Jacky Davis, founder of the UK's Save our NHS. The BC Health Coalition, along with Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Oxfam and the Council of Canadians, today launched Friends of Medicare, a campaign to protect and improve public health care in B.C. -Were hearing from people throughout the province that what our health care system needs is positive, public solutions...

During the next several weeks, HSA members in Region 5 will have an opportunity to elect a new representative to the HSA Board of Directors. HSA opened nominations following the election of former Region 5 Director, Reid Johnson as HSA President at the 36th annual convention in April. Nominations for the position closed on May 15, 2007 with two members...

It's a fact - improving public health care is within our means. Find out how. The Nelson and Area Society for Health, the Council of Canadians and the BC Health Coalition invite you to a Public Solutions Forum. Tuesday, May 22 7:00 p.m. 717 Vernon Street, Nelson Printer-friendly poster.

BC Health Coalition launches Friends of Medicare campaign, calls for positive, public solutions to health care challenges This week, the BC Health Coalition, along with Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Oxfam and the Council of Canadians, will officially launch its Friends of Medicare campaign. Focused on strengthening universal medicare in B.C., the coalition will expand its work with citizens across the...

HSAs Committee on Equality and Social Action is encouraging HSA members to participate in the the International Day Against Homophobia by raising awareness about the day. Spearheaded by Fondation Émergence, the first day set aside to fight homophobia was held in Québec in 2003. The Day has expanded across Canada and then to Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom. Since...

More than 600 delegates gathered on May 3 and 4 in the birthplace of the nation's Medicare system -- Regina, Saskatchewan -- to unite behind Tommy Douglas' vision for public health care. The conference S.O.S. Medicare 2: Looking Forward, brought together a stunning array of leading health care thinkers, providers, and activists in Canada, the U.S., and abroad. Delegates included...

Would UK-style changes to our health care system benefit patients? Or corporations? PUBLIC HEALTH FOURUM - FRIENDS OF MEDICARE - JOIN US! Thursday, May 17 7pm - 9pm Croatian Cultural Centre 3250 Commercial Drive, Auditorium 2 Featuring: Jacky Davis , London doctor and founding member of Keep NHS Public Will McMartin , Political commentator & contributor to The Tyee Printer-friendly...

(Vancouver) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if the BC government takes leadership by scaling up innovative projects already underway in the public system, a new study says. Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists, released today by the CCPA and the BC Health Coalition, is a submission to the BC government's 'conversation on health.' The study looks at...

The final version of the 2006-2010 Collective Agreement between the Nurses Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of B.C. has been delivered to employers throughout the province for distribution. Employers have accepted responsibility for distribution of the contract to members. If you have not yet received a copy of your collective agreement, please be in touch with your facilitys...