The task force will review the funding and range of services covered by the health care system to ensure  the mix of services better meets the treatment and prevention needs of the population. The task force will deliver its recommendations to the government by May 2022.

— From The BC Greens' Plan for a More Equitable and Sustainable BC.

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An anywhere/anytime commitment so that all cancer care patients get information and care when they need it, including in rural communities.

Providing more individualized care for cancer patients, including dedicated teams providing a full continuum of care.

improving that continuum of care by investing in new equipment, systems and procedures that deliver leading-edge prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment services.

Expanding and funding enhanced research and diagnostic capabilities, allowing health professionals to improve the precision of disease risk prediction, prevention, diagnostics and treatment.

— From Working for You.

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...we're investing $44 million to hire and train 7,000 new health care workers for long-term care homes and assisted living facilities. This Health Career Access Program will provide new opportunities for workers who lost their jobs in other sectors due to COVID-19.

— From Working for You.

We will develop a staffing retention strategy that provides workers in long-term care and assisted living with "levelled up wages" even after the pandemic ends, and restore provincial standards for wages, benefits, and working conditions that were cut by the BC Liberals.

— From Working for You.

We're working with non-profits to build public care homes that keep seniors safer, healthier, and more comfortable.

— From Working for You.

... new requirements that will make sure private operators are more transparent and accountable for the public funding they get.

— From _Working for You_.

Working with community groups and the BC Seniors Advocate, we will develop a made-in-BC Silver Alert system to help assist first responders locate missing seniors, particularly those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

— From Working for You.

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Support pilot projects that bring young people and seniors together and integrate seniors more deeply into communities;

Give the office of the Seniors Advocate more independence and an expanded mandate.

— From The BC Greens' Plan for a More Equitable and Sustainable BC.

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Launching BC's second medical school to expand our health care workforce: This means more doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and other health professionals trained, graduating and working right here in BC.

A comprehensive health care human resources strategy including credential recognition: From doctors and nurses to long-term care aides, we will make sure BC is well-prepared to deal with future demand and pressures. In addition to expanding training in all fields of healthcare, we'll be improving the provinces credential recognition process and licensing so that people trained in other countries can provide their skills and knowledge here in BC.

— From Working for You.

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Invest in a new Hospital at Home programme so patients can get safe care while in the comfort of their homes, and taking pressure off hospitals. It will act as a blueprint for expanding e-health and tele-health services more broadly, so people can get virtual visits from doctors and nurses at home.

— From Working for You.

We'll expand publicly funded home care to provide better care and help with daily living - bathing, dressing, meal preparation and more - so that people can stay in their own homes for as long as is safely possible. It will also improve continuity of care with seniors receiving visits from a more consistent group of care aides.

— From Working for You.

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This funding would be part of a larger strategy that establishes a new funding model for medical and police integrated sexual assault services, ensuring communities across BC can establish clinics that meet their needs.

— From The BC Greens' Plan for a More Equitable and Sustainable BC.

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Maximizing the capacity of existing surgical and diagnostic space: We're developing new strategies to optimize surgical and diagnostic space and teams, so BC can keep pace with the demand for new surgeries and increase the number of MRIs annually - reducing people's wait for care and relief.

Adding four more MRI machines in the next year: We're putting more MRIs in areas of highest remaining demand - Ridge Meadows Hospital (Maple Ridge), Langley Memorial, Vancouver General and St Paul's, with more to come.

Providing the hospital staff needed to perform more surgeries and other procedures: Our training, recruitment, certification, and retention strategies will help make sure BC has the skilled health workforce to deliver care faster.

— From Working for You.

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