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After review by Premier’s office, health services ministry buries slender 53-page privatization library The Gordon Campbell government won’t release the scant documentation it’s generated to support the wholesale privatization of health services, says …

Amid reports this week that surgery waitlists have grown by more than 20 per cent since the provincial election, the B.C. Health Coalition today released a document that suggests Victoria is actively pursuing plans to privatize publicly insured surgical …

Campbell Liberals outlawed union-management committees The Campbell Liberals recent health policies directly contradict claims made yesterday by health services minister Colin Hansen, says the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE). Responding to a secret …

Increased wait lists, risks to patient safety and half billion dollars more in cost shifting revealed in briefing notes obtained by HEU Secret budget documents obtained by the Hospital Employees’ Union (CUPE) and released today outline the Campbell …

`Super czars’ will make critical decisions about future of Medicare behind closed doors The Campbell government’s move to radically reduce the number of health boards and councils to six mega regions is misguided and won’t address problems of system …

A plan to ship more than 4 million pounds of hospital laundry and dozens of Fraser Valley jobs to Alberta is economically damaging, risky and raises serious doubts about whether health authorities are practicing due diligence in the awarding of lucrative …

Campbell government may act on some recommendations as early as Wednesday The report of the Campbell government’s select standing committee on health “is an alarming blueprint for huge cuts in health care services, widespread privatization and offloading …

Printer Friendly Version Two out of three British Columbians believe the billion dollar budget surplus forecast by the Campbell Liberal government should be used to restore services such as health care and education, according to a Mustel Group poll …

Starting Saturday, private company to truck 4 million pounds of laundry to Calgary; 43 jobs lost in Chilliwack and Mission Health care workers and supporters in the Fraser Valley will mark the last day of operation for the Chilliwack Hospital laundry with …

We’re looking after patients — not tourists, says HEU A rehashed study by a right-wing think tank comparing hospital services to those in hotels is fundamentally flawed, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. In an update of a 1995 study, the Fraser …