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31 full-time equivalent jobs coming to Central Interior: Provincial Primary care network

Sep 16, 2020 | 11:56 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE—The Central Interior will benefit from close to 31 full-time equivalent health providers over the next four years, as the Province continues to expand its primary care network.

Providers will include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, Aboriginal patient navigators and allied health professionals, such as social workers, mental health counsellors, dietitians, respiratory therapist, and a traditional wellness co-ordinator.

“The primary care network in Central Interior rural will support residents in getting access to the patient-centred care they need and deserve.”—Adrian Dix, Minister of Health

The network will provide a full range of accessible, everyday health services that will better support patients and providers, and will service the Williams Lake, 100 Mile and surrounding communities.

Over the next four years, the network will work to attach approximately 6,900 patients to a consistent primary care provider in the region. Additionally, a traditional wellness co-ordinator, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals will be recruited to help support Indigenous health in Tsilhquot’in Nation, Secwepemc Nation and the Dakelh Dene Nation.

Once the primary network is fully established, the Ministry of Health will provide close to $4.42 million.

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