B.C. announces new healthcare strategy tackling worker shortage

B.C. announces new healthcare strategy tackling worker shortage

The government is tackling the global healthcare worker shortage through a new provincial healthcare strategy.

The government is tackling the global healthcare worker shortage through a new provincial healthcare strategy which includes major investments in recruitment and retention.

In an announcement Thursday, the province released its new five-year health human resources strategy for a sustainable health care workforce and system, including funding for the province’s second medical school and addressing systemic and anti-Indigenous racism in health care.

“We continue to have an all-hands-on-deck approach to put British Columbians first, improve health services and create a better B.C. for everyone,” said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training.

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