Primary Care Clinic Funding

Whereas the investment in primary care is consistent with the strategic direction of the Ministry of Health and supports a team-based primary care model; And whereas new physicians are choosing team based health and provincial incentives are targeting new graduates who want to work with teams of other clinicians; And whereas the approval of new Rural Growth Plans and expansion of their Primary Care Networks includes capital funding to help streamline access to primary care for patients and families: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Ministry of Health to provide additional funding, according to regionally defined needs, for expansion of existing Primary Care Networks to address regular health care needs closer to home.