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.
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.
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.