Province of British Columbia
Second Session, 38th Parliament – 2006
MEMBERS INDEX
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Abbott, Hon. George (Shuswap)

As subject
awareness and action on private health care facilities (Conroy) 5120 (Dix) 5119-20 (James) 5118-9
comments on 1990s during debate 4611
participation in tour of European health care facilities 2553 (Farnworth) 2553 (James) 2498
Abbott, Colleen, access to private clinic for foot specialist services, case 5121
Acropolis Manor
future of facility 4770
number of beds 2501
AIDS organizations, funding 4810
Albo, Al and Fanny
couple's separation in health care facilities 2400-2, 2586
couple's separation in health care facilities, review of case by Health Deputy Minister 2683
Alzheimer's disease
forum 4572
medication, studies 4571
research, funding 4572
Ambulance service
paramedics, remuneration of rural paramedics 4809
services in small communities 4809
Anderson, Keith, position with Fraser Health Authority 2683
Arthritis, programs and services, osteoarthritis service integration system 4566-8
Assisted-living registrar, operations 4603-5
Bains, Baljit, death at hospital 4127
Blaylock Surgical Centre Inc., operations, compliance with legislation 3596
B.C., northern and rural B.C., physician supply 4519
B.C. Medical Association, involvement in health care system 4283, 4286
B.C. Persons with AIDS Society, letter to Health Minister 4810
Canada Health Act, definition of "medically necessary" 4515
Canada Health Infoway Inc., work on electronic health records system 4104, 4344
Canadian Cancer Society, advocacy on tobacco issues 3100
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, comments on need for improvements to residential care facilities 2402
Cancer, treatment system in B.C. 4506-7
Children's and Women's Health Centre of B.C., mental health facility and services 4730-1
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., regulations for physician fees for uninsured services 4521
Community Care and Assisted Living Act, application to private care facilities 4604
Cook, George, death at Nanaimo hospital 3988
Copeman, Don, health care centres, compliance with legislation 2236-7, 2288-9, 2386-7, 3295-6, 3392, 3596
Creston, emergency health services, withdrawal of evening service 4741-2
Desert Valley Care Centre, closing 2237
Dhanda, Kewal Singh, death at Richmond Hospital 4496
Diabetes, incidence and management in B.C. 4517
Disease, screening services 4520
Dix, Adrian, advice to NDP government on private medical clinic 5119-20
Drugs
common drug review 4781
prescription drugs, national pharmaceutical strategy 4512
False Creek Surgical Centre, communication with Health Ministry 5120
Follows, Robert, billing practices for medical services 4521-2
Fraser Health Authority
beds in area facilities 3986
chief executive officer position 2683-4
decisions 2388
facilities, food services, satisfaction surveys 4778-9
Gosling, Barbara, surgery case 5091
Guardianship
adult guardianship and personal planning tools 4614
adult guardianship and personal planning tools, legislation 4734-5
Guesford, Winifred, transfer to care facility away from home community 2550
Haldane, Leon, travel for health care services 2389
Hall, Elmer, transfer to care facility away from home community 2500-1
Hampton Court, closing of facility 4734
Health, research funding 4507
Health, continuing and long-term care
alternative level of care 4602-3
assessment of care needs 4574-5
beds 2237, 2501, 2585-6, 4284, 4573-4, 4602
facilities
improvements 2550, 4575
private facilities 4601, 4605-6
staffing issues 4605-6
transfer of private facilities to public system 2237
government strategy 4573
long-term care during NDP administration 2238, 2586
review of seniors care in health facilities 2498-501, 2550, 2584-6, 2632-3, 2681-2, 4602
transfer of seniors away from home communities, cases 2550
Health, health authorities
accountability 2633
capital plans 4725-6
Health, health care facilities and hospitals
capital projects 4513
capital projects, public-private partnerships 4728-9
cleaning and food services, audits 2289, 4778-9
food services, rethermalized food 3133-4, 3297, 4781
hospital admittance protocols 2587
improvements 4507
workload formula 4330-1
Health, health care funding 3988, 4285, 4506, 4511
funding, additional funding 4286
funding for capital projects 4514
funding for wage increases 4511-2
Health, health care system
beds
increase 4638-9
number during 1990s 2453-4, 2588, 2928, 4331, 4494-5, 4638
number of acute care beds 2682
patient stays in hotels 2454
reduction in number, impact on system 4283
challenges and issues, debate 4511
chronic disease management 4518
chronic disease management, patients with chronic disease and mental illness 4692
current conditions 2401, 3433
emergency services
demand levels 3821
government initiative for improvement 4429, 4494
government investment 4030, 4124, 4283, 4285-6
health professionals, training 3821, 4027, 4029, 4124, 4331, 4740-1
health professions, regulatory colleges, legislation 4104
impact of aging population 2588, 2928, 4515-6
patient satisfaction 2586, 2634
personal health information
collection, use and disclosure of information 4103-4, 4504
designation of health information banks, exemption by cabinet 4504
information-sharing agreements 4505
patient access 4502-3
privacy 3982, 4344
privacy, complaints 4504-5
primary health care, funding 4517
primary health care, reforms 4517
private services and privatization
government action on inappropriate practices 5120-1
private clinics during NDP administration 2238, 2634-5, 5119
study 4729
reforms, public consultation 4514-7
reforms, visits to other countries by Premier and Health Minister 2235-6, 2403, 2455, 2552-3
regional health care 2551
surgery
day surgeries 2454
post-surgery physiotherapy 4525, 4565-6
surgeries 4506-7
surgery, joint replacements 5120
cost 4565
government strategy 4524, 4568
post-surgery services 4566-8
sustainability, study of systems in other countries 4516
system during B.C. Liberal Party administration 2401
system during NDP administration 3088-9, 3986-7, 4027-8, 4030, 4123, 4125
system in B.C., comparison with other provinces 2236, 3820, 4506, 4511
technology, electronic health initiatives 4507, 4570
technology, electronic health records 3982, 4343-4
travel for treatment and diagnostic services, case 2389
travel for treatment and diagnostic services, travel for northern residents 4771
user fees 2634
wait-lists and waiting times, reduction in waiting times 4028
wait-lists and waiting times, surgery wait-lists 4523-4
workers, communications policy 2633-4
workers, concerns of front-line workers 2683
Health, public health
early diagnosis of hearing problems in children 4770
government promotion of healthy lifestyle and physical fitness 2984, 4507-8
Health Act
amendments 3982
definitions, "health care body" 4503
Health Ministry
estimates debate 4505-8, 4511-25, 4565-75, 4599-614, 4689-709, 4725-35, 4769-84
accomplishments, goals and responsibilities 4505-8
capital budget and plan 4779-80
estimates process 4784
funding of Legacies Now 4514
Health Professions Act, amendments 3982-3
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 3982-3, 4103-4, 4343-4, 4502-5
Henry Durand Manor, improvements 2453
Home care
housekeeping services 4611
needs assessment 4610
services, availability and funding 4609-11
workers, supply 4610
Hospice and palliative care
funding 4778
management and protocols 4734-5, 4769
services 4612-4, 4772
support programs for family caregivers 4777-8
Housing, housing for people with mental illness 4696-7, 4703-6
Housing, rental housing
arbitrators, hiring as government staff 4025
tenancy legislation, penalties for violations 4024
Housing, residential care facilities
assisted-living residences, tenancy legislation 4024
campus-of-care model 4573, 4600
government contracts, bidding process 4608-9
government contracts, public access 4612
government investment in facilities 2402-3, 4028, 4575
inspections and investigations 4603-4
regulation 4604-6
regulation, regulation of staffing levels 4611-2
wait times 2388, 2453, 4600
wait times, first-available-bed policy 2499-500, 2584, 2633, 4599-602
Interior Health Authority
beds in area facilities 2927, 4638
communications, staff communications and management response 4607-8
mental health and addiction programs and services 4695
report on overcrowding in Kamloops facilities 2587
residential care beds in area facilities 3089, 4029, 4638
services 2290, 2387, 2551, 2926-8, 2990, 3393, 4127
services, call for review 4608
James Bay Care Centre, construction of new rooms 2586
Kelowna, residential care and assisted-living beds 4740
Kelowna General Hospital
beds 2926-7
over-capacity conditions 4637, 4740
Kendall, Perry, work on harm reduction issues as provincial health officer 4708
Kirby, Michael, meeting in Vancouver on mental health issues 4702
Kootenay area
residential care and assisted-living facilities 2453, 4600
West Kootenays, health care services 4495-6
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, surgery services 2927-8
Layton, Jack, use of private health care clinic 2635, 5119
LeClair, Doris, transfer to care facility away from home community 2682
Legislature, question period, nature of debate 4511
Leyne, Les, comments on government members' references to 1990s during debate 4611
Lois Fish Palliative Society, hospice and palliative care information website 4776-7
Lyme disease, diagnosis and treatment 4784
McPherson, Debra, comments on emergency room conditions 4640
Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, rehabilitation services for joint replacement patients 4567
Mayencourt, Lorne, position on Vancouver supervised injection site 4708
Mayfair Manor, status of care facility 2238
Medical Services Commission
independence 2456-7, 3296-7, 3596
investigation of health care centre operations 3392
investigation of health care centre operations, decision 3295-6
role in investigation and regulation of medical billing practices 4521-3
Medical Services Plan, budget and funding 4512
Medicare Protection Act
amendments 3982
provisions 4520
Mental health
advocacy and advisory organizations 4702-4
community mental health offices, funding 4700-1
deaths of people with mental illness 4732
facilities, community facilities 4704
facilities, new facilities 4733
facilities, seclusion rooms, washrooms 2388-9
funding 3298, 4693-5
government publications 4698
government responsibility, roles of Health Ministry and health authorities 4691
mental health of children and youth
child and youth mental health plan 4731
ministerial responsibility 4731
services 4706-7
mental health plan 4689-92
mental health plan, funding 5052-3
mental illness
incidence 4695-7
public perception 4733
serious mental illness, incidence and treatment 4701-2
mental illness and addiction
funding for treatment services 4694
incidence 4697
mental illness and addiction 4690
mental illness and homelessness 4704-5
programs and services
availability, regional differences 4699
community mental health teams 4701
community support and early intervention programs 4696
delivery 4698-700
Senate Committee report 4689, 5052
services 4690, 5053
telepsychiatry 4695
Merritt, health care services 2290
Moberly Manor, closing, transfer of patients 2387
Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
emergency services, funding 4330, 4808-9
physicians, funding 4284-5
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, emergency services 3988
Naturopaths, scope of practice 4771, 4773-4
Nelson, health care services 4495-6
Nicola Valley Health Care Centre, acute care beds 2290
Northern Health Authority
hospice and palliative care services 4613
services 2501
Nurses
supply, recruitment and retention 3986, 4606-7
supply, vacancies 4429, 4606, 4638
working conditions 4607-8
working conditions, staffing levels 4782
Partnerships B.C., role in redevelopment of St. Paul's Hospital 4727-8
Pharmacare program
budget 4512
coverage, Alzheimer's disease medication 4571-2
Fair Pharmacare program 3430-1
Fair Pharmacare program, studies 4572-3
initiatives 4512, 4568-9
management 4568
PharmaNet computer system, access to information 4503
PharmaNet database 4569-70
Physicians
billing, reporting and investigation of extra-billing cases 3728-9
billing practices 4520-3
comments and concerns on health care system 4123-5
fee and practice models 4519
general practitioners, recruitment and supply 4519
general practitioners, remuneration and working conditions 4517-8
specialists, availability 4523-4
supply, ratio to population 4521
Plested, Freda, transfer to care facility away from home community 2499
Prince George Regional Hospital, seclusion rooms, washrooms 2388
Privacy, informed consent concept 2681
Privilege
reserving right to raise matter of privilege re comments by Leonard Krog 2262
Providence Health Care
involvement in planning for St. Paul's Hospital redevelopment 4725-6
services 4285
Queen's Park Care Centre, closing of care beds and transfer of patients 2586-7
Rachlis, Michael, book and positions on health care system 4777
Ridge Meadows Hospital, food services, food quality 4778
Riverview Hospital
discharge and transfer of patients, impact on patients 4704
funding 4693
transfer of patients and services to other facilities 4732-4
Rotary Hospice House, funding and services 4769-70
Rowe, Brian, comments on emergency room conditions 4639
Royal Columbian Hospital
emergency services 3985-6
funding 3986
Royal Inland Hospital
funding 4640
opening of neuropsychiatric centre 2454
services 2552, 4029
St. Mary's Hospital (Sechelt), psychiatric unit, closing 3298
St. Paul's Hospital
redevelopment 4779-80
redevelopment, public-private partnership model 4728-9
redevelopment plan and public consultation process 4725-8
use of magnetic resonance imaging equipment by private firm 5092
Save St. Paul's Coalition, meeting with Health Minister and Vancouver-Burrard MLA 4726-7
Schizophrenia, management and treatment guidelines 4707
Seniors
accidents and falls, prevention 4517, 4568
housing 2553
separation of senior couples in health care facilities 2401-2, 2452-3, 2584, 2586, 2633, 2682
Shuswap Lake General Hospital, expansion 3088
Substance abuse and addiction
heroin maintenance program 4708-9
prevention and treatment services
detox and rehabilitation beds 4729-30
programs and services 4691-2
services for children and youth 4706-7
treatment services 4730
supervised injection sites, Vancouver project 4707-8
Suicide rates in B.C. 4732
Surrey Memorial Hospital
emergency services 4775
expansion 4774-5
services 3986, 4124-5
services, government investment 4126-7
Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, debate 4024-5
Tobacco
government initiatives for tobacco use reduction 4508
sale of tobacco products to minors 2984, 3099-102, 3171-2
smoking, cessation medications and programs 3171
smoking, rate in B.C. 3099
Tobacco Sales (Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco) Amendment Act, 2006, debate 2984, 3099-102, 3171-2
Tofino General Hospital, services 4771-2
Ty Watson Hospice House, funding 4773-4
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
involvement in planning for St. Paul's Hospital redevelopment 4725-6
supportive housing for people with mental illness 4706
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, emergency services
demand levels 3821
letter from physicians 3819-21
Vancouver Island, west coast, access to hospice and palliative care 4772
Vancouver Island Health Authority
hospice and palliative care services 4783
residential care facilities, bidding process 4608-9
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, emergency services 4493-4
Vertesi, Les, travel with Premier and Health Minister to study health care systems in other countries 2403-4, 2454
Victoria, long-term care facilities, improvements to facility in James Bay area 4575
Wilks, David, letter on health care services in West Kootenays 3392-3
Williams Lake
health care services, concerns of city council 2990
residential care beds in area 2550-1, 3089
Austin, Robin (Skeena)

Agriculture and Lands Ministry, estimates debate 3648-51
Alaska, fisheries management 3668
Aquaculture
impact on wild fisheries 3648
ocean ranching 3649
research 3650-1
sustainable aquaculture 3650
Aquaculture, fish farms
application process, consultation with first nations 3667
approval of new fish farm licences 3649-50
impact on environment, studies 3667-8
impact on wild fish populations, scientific debate and studies 3668
sablefish aquaculture 3649
waste control regulation 3667
Britain, National Health Service 2306-7
B.C., northern and rural B.C.
forest industry in northwestern B.C., issues 5161
health care services 2485
health care services in northwestern B.C. 2306
mental health services 2485
skills training, availability 2307
social services in rural areas 2484-7
B.C. Hydro, agreement with Alcan on power purchase 5161
Bush, Ian, death while in police custody, investigations 4744
Campbell, Gordon, comments while in opposition on support for children 4970
Cheakamus River, CN train derailment and sodium hydroxide spill, recovery of fish stocks 2988
Children
child protection, work of resource child protection workers 4970
child protection services, changes 2287-8
children in government care, guardianship workers, caseloads 4971
early childhood educators, availability and training 3190-1
programs and services for children and families, reductions, impact of government policies 4970
programs and services for children and families, services in rural communities 4970
Children, child care
child care system 2307
funding, federal agreement, B.C. government action 3191
Children and Family Development Ministry
estimates debate 3189-91
cross-ministry work 3191
priority communities for services for young children 3189-90
Children's Commissioner, elimination of office 4970
Copeman, Don, health care centres, compliance with legislation 2307
Cortes Island, Brew Bay sablefish farm, licence application 3649
Education
four-day school week 3480
funding 2485
schools, use of school buildings for child care centres 2307
system, visits to school districts by Premier and Education Minister 3481
Education Ministry, estimates debate 3479-81
Environment, industrial pollution, publication of non-compliance list 3085
Environment Ministry
estimates debate 3667-9
staffing levels 3085
Farm Industry Review Board, role in enforcement of farm regulations 3651
First nations, services for children in government care 4971
Foster care, need for foster homes 4970-1
Fraser River, gravel removal 3650
Health care system
private services and privatization 2306-7
travel for treatment and diagnostic services 2306
Highway 16, missing women along highway, government action 3387
Kemano power project, benefits to community 2306
Legislature, fall sitting, issues for debate 5160-2
Marine Harvest Canada, agreement on fish farm issues, funding 3651
Medical Services Plan, coverage for reconstructive dental surgery 2456
Motions
motion that the House at its rising do stand adjourned, debate 5160-2
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School, capital project 3479
Mountain View Elementary School, status 3479
Naziel, Florence, awareness work for missing women along highway 16 3387
Oil and gas, revenues to government 2485-6
Oral questions
Coverage for reconstructive surgery 2456
Death of Ian Bush in RCMP custody 4744
Non-compliance list of industrial polluters 3085
Organizational changes in Children and Family Development Ministry 2287-8
Recovery of fish stocks in Cheakamus River 2988
Pantzelt, Isobel, need for reconstructive dental surgery 2456
Private members' statements
Social services delivery 2484-7
Representative for Children and Youth Act, debate 4970-1
Sandy, Ernie, rescue of man at Williams Creek 2548
School district 82 (Coast Mountains)
four-day school week 2308, 3480
issues 3479-80, 5160
visit from Premier and Education Minister 3481
Skeena constituency and area
needs of young children in area 3189
salmon fishery in Skeena watershed, economic impact 3648
Skeena River, guiding industry regulation on river 3669
Skills training
apprenticeship system 2307
training programs, availability 2307
Social workers, role and work 4971
Statements by members
Highway of tears 3387
Williams Creek rescue 2548
Terrace
public complaint against farm in area 3651
youth shelter proposal 5161
Throne speech debate 2306-8
Welfare, social programs and services, delivery 2484-7
Wildlife
bears, kermode bear, naming as provincial animal 2308
conservation officers, hiring of new officers 3669
Williams Creek, accidents at creek 2548
Workers compensation for injured workers, changes 5161

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