October

Physicians with a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty and family physicians with areas of expertise can bill WorkSafeBC for Expedited Comprehensive Consultations.

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Our health care system is facing significant challenges. Emergency room closures, a physician shortage, longer-than-ever wait times for specialist care, and significant delays in cancer care are just a few of the issues patients and physicians experience daily.

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Orthopaedic surgical wait times consistently fail to meet Canadian benchmarks. In 2021, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reported that only 65% of hip and 59% of knee replacements met wait-time standards.

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Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults; they also cost the BC health care sector $1.1 billion in 2018.

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