Doctors welcome BC government’s decision to improve primary care

 

 

Doctors welcome BC government’s decision to improve primary care. The government announced the other day that it would provide treatment facilities to more people.
However, they also demanded that the steps, including the appointment of doctors, be expedited.

There is still a shortage of family doctors in line with the population. Doctors are demanding that it be filled. Dr. Ana Boskovic, a family doctor and board member of the BC College of Family Physicians, said that things need to change to ensure the services of a family doctor for every Columbian, and the provincial government has a lot to do in this regard.

In 2023, the BC government revised the salary for family doctors. This attracted 835 new doctors to the field and provided primary care to more than a quarter of a million people, the provincial government said. BC Family Doctors says the number of British Columbians without a family doctor has dropped from 1 million to about 700,000