Government decision is stunning, but the wait times could not be ignored
Health Minister Adrian Dix stunned the health care sector Monday by announcing he will send thousands of cancer patients to the United States for treatment because the provincial system is so overwhelmed that wait times have become unsafe.Some will appreciate the extraordinary measures the government is taking to ensure they get timely radiation treatment; others will be appalled that B.C.
“We will be strongly focused on retention and recruitment over the coming year to close the gap, to expand our capacity and add more hours of service to patients,” Dix said Monday. Travel, hotel and meal costs will be covered by the province, as will expenses for an accompanying caregiver, along with any testing and medication required, said Dix. The radiation treatment cycle is usually five days.
On the other hand, it took eight months after the Globe story to get this program into action. And B.C. faces a long, uphill battle to address the staffing crisis in BC Cancer that started under the previous Liberal government and worsened under six years of the NDP.
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