BC reviews primary care

The B.C. Ministry of Health has launched an assessment of primary care to ensure that the provincial system is supporting community-based efforts and providing everyone in B.C. with timely access to primary health care.

The assessment will generate a final report this coming fall, which is expected to address the barriers that exist for health professionals and communities that want to establish Community Health Centres (CHCs). It will also establish data-driven processes for identifying priority communities for CHC expansion in 2026.

You can read the provincial news release here. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025HLTH0052-000530

The Gabriola Health Care Foundation is an active member of the Gabriola Primary Care Network (PCN) working group. A PCN is a network of local primary care service providers and community organizations that work together to enhance efficiencies and connections that improve access to primary health care for area residents.

Other members of the Gabriola PCN include representatives from People for a Health Community, the Gabriola Health and Wellbeing Collaborative, Island Health, the B.C. Ministry of Health, Snuneymuxw First Nation, First Nations Health Authority, Doctors of B.C. and local members of the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice.

For more about the Gabriola PCN, visit the Committee page of the GHCF website.