The BC NDP’s efforts to improve health care through a new payment model for family physicians and the establishment of urgent and primary care centres has had the unintended consequence of cutting the ranks of walk-in clinics across the province. According to the medical mapping service MediMap, the number of walk-in clinics across BC has dropped between 30 to 50 per cent in recent years as clinics move to an appointment-only model or close their doors ... CLICK HERE for the full story
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