B.C. family doctors push for meeting with health minister [Video]

Family doctors in B.C. are pushing for a meeting with the new health minister, saying addressing the crisis in primary care can’t wait until three months from now when the legislature is back in session.

When Premier David Eby announced his new cabinet, he replaced Adrian Dix – who served as health minister since 2017 – with Josie Osborne.

Dr. Jennifer Lush, a board member of the B.C. College of Family Physicians, says addressing the primary care crisis in the province requires urgent action.

“We simply cannot allow another doctor’s office to close as a result of government inaction,” she said Thursday. “We need the changes to be made now — and we would love to meet with Minister Osborne.”

The BC College of Family Physicians wants the Eby government to make good on its campaign promises, noting 40 per cent of family doctors in B.C. are retiring or scaling …