Adrian Dix

• Thousands of B.C. patients to be connected to family doctors with new online tools

  Dix said through this new combined registry, he expects between 300,000 and 400,000 British Columbians will be connected with a family doctor.

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  Apr 11
  
• New B.C. rules to restrict sale of flavoured ‘nicotine pouches’ to pharmacies

  The rules, once passed, will put the product called Zonnic behind the counter at pharmacies in an effort to prevent its sale to youth.

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  Feb 7
  
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• Health minister defends film shoot at Peace Arch Hospital

  On Wednesday, Health Minister Adrian Dix said the green light for the shoot was a rarity, and that "a single room" which was unused at the time was involved.

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  Dec 20, 2023
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• New $638M research and clinical support centre to be built in Vancouver

  Once it's completed, research initiatives such as the Centre for Health Lung Innovation, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and BC Centre on Substance Use, will move into it.

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  Dec 14, 2023
• Motel housing discharged Surrey hospital patients who need care and a place to stay

  The George Point Inn is hosting patients who no longer require acute care, but do require a room as they continue to heal or wait to be moved into rehabilitation or long-term care.

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  Dec 13, 2023
• Top doctor encourages vaccination as B.C. hospitals see uptick in respiratory patients

  While COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased since their October peak, Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of flu and RSV are on the rise.

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  Dec 11, 2023
• B.C. touts ‘radical change’ in health-care system as recruitment efforts continue

  The progress report comes after a year of headlines about temporary emergency department closures and urgent letters from doctors, nurses and midwives at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

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  Dec 5, 2023
• B.C. woman pens letter to Adrian Dix after receiving ‘live-saving’ cancer treatment in U.S.

  Kristin Logan was spurred to write the letter after she was diagnosed with cancer and went to receive life-saving treatment in the U.S.

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  Nov 23, 2023
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• B.C. to hire 271 new full-time paramedics serving 60 rural communities

  The Ministry of Health and BCEHS have faced criticism for sustained staffing shortages amid patient horror stories of waiting for hours for care and transportation.

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  Nov 9, 2023
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• Emergency care funding headed to Merritt, Oliver and Salmon Arm

  Funding aimed at ensuring the emergency rooms in Merritt, Oliver and Salmon Arm and surrounding communities stop closing due to doctor shortages is on its way. 

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  Oct 18, 2023