FPSC’s new pilot in partnership with HealthLink BC provides after-hours care for attached patients of family physicians and nurse practitioners in the Victoria, South Island, Langley, South Okanagan Similkameen, and Thompson Region divisions of family practice.
FPSC developed the program together with HealthLink BC and the five divisions of family practice to reduce the challenges family physicians face in providing patients with care outside regular office hours. After-hours care was one of the top burdens family doctors identified during Doctors of BC’s primary care engagement in summer 2022. The new program meets the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s Practice Standard for Care Coverage Outside Regular Office Hours.
Family physicians in the pilot regions can also sign up to work the after-hours service and receive compensation for their time, paid hourly through a physician group contract with the B.C. Ministry of Health.
Read the FPSC’s full article on the September 19 launch
If you have any other questions or would like to get involved, please contact Myla Yeomans-Routledge at [email protected].
