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MLA challenges health minister on 㽶Ƶֱdire situation㽶Ƶֱ at BC Cancer in Kelowna

㽶ƵֱDespite repeated requests to see this plan, the health minister claims he㽶Ƶֱs still working on it㽶Ƶֱ
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Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield says she has consistently asked the provincial health minister about funding for a province-wide cancer plan.

Kelowna-Mission Liberal MLA Renee Merrifield has commented on a memo leaked to the media about staffing issues at Kelowna General Hospital㽶Ƶֱs oncology department.

㽶ƵֱNow here we are, learning the truth about how dire things have become in Kelowna for BC Cancer. I am very supportive and appreciative of the doctors, nurses, and other staff as they㽶Ƶֱve fought to keep their department above water and struggled to get their own PPE in the midst of a pandemic,㽶Ƶֱ said Merrifield. 㽶ƵֱNow they are rightly sounding the alarm bell because no one seems to be listening in Victoria and lives are at risk.㽶Ƶֱ

Merrifield added she has, for years, consistently asked the health minister about funding for a province-wide cancer plan.

㽶ƵֱDespite repeated requests to see this plan from myself and colleagues, the health minister claims he㽶Ƶֱs still working on it,㽶Ƶֱ added Merrifield. 㽶ƵֱIt appears it㽶Ƶֱs faster to get a $1B museum project done and approved than it is to fund cancer diagnosis and treatment in this province. Time is of the essence to solve this crisis in our oncology department.㽶Ƶֱ

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