Healthcare Cuts 2002 - 2005

BCNU documented the extent of healthcare cuts in BC 2002-2005 in acute care hospitals, in the community and in long term care nursing homes. We outlined the major cuts actross the province and for most of the individual health authorities in a series of leaflets.

The following documents are in a PDF format:

• Nurses' Agenda/Healthcare Cuts Across B.C . (307kb)
  • in Punjabi (2345kb)
  • in Chinese (1371kb)
• Healthcare Cuts in the Interior Health Authority (198kb)
• Healthcare Cuts in the Kootenays (198kb)
• Healthcare Cuts on Vancouver Island (243kb)
• Healthcare Cuts in Vancouver Coastal Health (239kb)
• Healthcare Cuts in the Fraser Health Authority (246kb)
• BCNU/BCTF Joint Union publication (1726kb)

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:

• Continuing Care Renewal or Retreat? PDF format 314 kb BC Residential and Home Healthcare Restructuring 2001-2004.
• CCPA says government's response to long-term care study not good enough More...

Contracting Out Healthcare Support Services

• Falling Standards, Rising Risks: Issues in hospital cleanliness with contracting out, October 2004