The B.C. Liberals are calling for urgent action to address the shortage of family doctors in this province.
Removing the red tape for internationally trained doctors and nurses is one of seven solutions the Opposition unveiled Thursday.
Other ideas in the proposal include expanding training spaces at the University of British Columbia, creating a second medical school at Simon Fraser University (an NDP “broken promise”) and consulting with existing professionals and stakeholders in the medical field.
The party is building upon what it calls its 30-day action plan, which was submitted last month.
It’s also blasting the current NDP government for what it calls “four weeks of silence and inaction.”
“They did bring forward a $25,000 incentive, but they did so without talking to any of the doctors, and nobody – not one doctor – has taken up that program that (Health Minister) Adrian Dix offered,” Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon said.
