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Addressing Challenges to Surgical Care

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access to care, surgery, wait times, collaboration
November 2022
Access to Care | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC recognizes the surgical care challenges in BC, including growing wait lists, surgical wait-times, and the shortage of health care staff and the additional burdens on surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other health care providers. To address these concerns, Doctors of BC calls on the BC Ministry of Health and health authorities to meaningfully engage and collaborate with physicians at various levels to ensure surgical plans are appropriate; implement strategies to recruit and retain health care staff; provide physicians with the necessary resources and infrastructure to deliver quality patient care; and, increase transparency related to wait-list data.

Working Together: An Exploration of Professional Relationships in Medicine

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allied health, professionals, providers, collaboration
September 2013
Allied Health | Policy Paper
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Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC believes that professionalism and effective relationships in healthcare can be enhanced in healthcare provider organizations by clearly defining scope of practice and expected roles, and by health authorities and government working to promote and support collaborative relationships with physicians and other healthcare providers.