"Currently, how long a patient waits for surgery can depend largely on which surgeon they were referred to, which can vary significantly, between 10 and 50-plus weeks for some surgeries. Eby’s plan will bring in coordinated regional waitlists so patients can be matched more efficiently with capacity across the region. It also means patients can choose a specific surgeon, an appointment at their closest hospital, or the shortest possible wait time. Recent research found that coordinating waitlists could halve surgery wait times for most patients across all regions." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Eby’s plan will also expand B.C.’s diagnostic capacity by approximately 15% with eight new MRI machines and 10 CT scanners, giving people in fast-growing and rural communities faster access to critical scans, quicker diagnoses, and earlier care closer to home. This includes bringing the first-ever MRI machine to Eagle Ridge Hospital – sparing local people from stressful, delayed transfers to neighbouring facilities for essential scans." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Advanced surgical care:New investment in robotic-assisted surgery enables less invasive procedures, smaller incisions, shorter hospital stays, and faster recoveries." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Real-time referral tracking: A new BC Health Passport app will let patients track referrals, view expected wait times, and access health records directly from their phones so they’re not left in the dark, not knowing when a referral will come through." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Within its first 100 days, a Conservative government will launch an expert commission to bring proven solutions from other public systems to BC, while ensuring British Columbians never need anything more than their health card to get care." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"End the NDP’s failed “safe supply” experiment and expand access to naloxone." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Stop illegal drug use in hospitals, shelters and publicly funded supportive housing, so residents and staff are protected." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Within its first 100 days, a Conservative government will launch an expert commission to bring proven solutions from other public systems to BC, while ensuring British Columbians never need anything more than their health card to get care." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"A Conservative government will keep emergency rooms open. It will hire and retain more doctors and nurses, support rural medical practices at risk of closing, and invest $50 million into an emergency fund, all while protecting current health care funding." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Opening more clinics: Build 20 additional team-based primary care clinics to provide timely, in-person care and ease hospital pressure." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Care with your health card, not your credit card: Close legal loopholes, strengthen rules, and bring nurse practitioners under the Medicare Protection Act to stop clinics from charging user fees." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"A re-elected BC NDP government will add a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in North Delta, making it easier for people to get care for minor illnesses and injuries closer to home, and reducing pressure on hospital emergency departments." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"A re-elected BC NDP government will open a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Coquitlam. This builds on the 48 UPCCs already opened across the province, including in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Fast-tracking for international graduates living in B.C.: Launch an accelerated "bridging to practice" training program for qualified international medical graduates already living in B.C. but unable to practice family medicine because of a lack of residency seats." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Training health care workers: Add 1,000 training seats for nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health workers and care aides, including a 20% increase in nursing seats." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Phase out expensive agency nurses: Over the next three years, eliminate hospital reliance on costly private temp agencies by capping fees and hours and preventing people from working as agency nurses in the same hospital where they were recently employed. Redirect savings to rural travel nurse programs." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Improve access to mental health care by expanding psychiatric services, crisis response and residential treatment." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Empower police to enforce the Mental Health Act and amend the Act so officers can connect people with mandatory treatment." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Supporting rural communities and emergency departments: Offer discounted tuition, loan forgiveness, and moving expenses to attract health care professionals to underserved rural areas facing staffing shortages." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"David Eby, Leader of the BC NDP, announced today that a re-elected BC NDP government will provide a $90 million contribution in provincial funding toward the redevelopment of the former Oak Bay Lodge site.

The site on Cadboro Bay Road is being planned as a new community health and seniors’ care hub where people can access a range of services closer to home, including care for seniors, long-term care, hospice and respite services, adult day programs and primary care."

— bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Free shingles vaccines: Covering the full cost of the two-dose shingles vaccine for all adults aged 50+ and all immunocompromised adults, to prevent unnecessary hospital visits and help people live healthier lives." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Better care for long-term care residents: Bringing more nurse practitioners, pharmacy services, and virtual specialist consultations into long-term care homes so residents can avoid trips to hospital, and setting up more teams to support patients ready to leave hospital and return to community-based care." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Building more long-term care beds faster and for less: With the funding secured through the BC-Canada Prosperity agreement, the BC NDP will move ahead with seven long-term care projects that had been paused earlier this year, using a new model that lowers per-bed costs, shortens construction timelines, and helps us build beds at scale for the future. These seven projects are in addition to the 16 long-term care projects already completed, seven under construction, and 15 more in planning." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Fair wages for care workers:Bringing 5,000 care-home workers back into the public health employer system to ensure stable staffing, better continuity of care, and fair pay." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Expanding home care support: Adding 500 health-care workers to give more seniors faster, hands-on support, scrapping user fees, and expanding virtual Long-term Care at Home monitoring. Together, these steps will help roughly 5,600 more seniors stay safely in their homes longer." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Protecting science and public health: Investing in evidence-based health promotion and public awareness campaigns to counter misinformation on vaccines." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"First-in-Canada perinatal mental health unit at B.C. Women’s Hospital to ensure mothers in a mental health crisis can heal with their babies by their side instead of being separated or going without inpatient care." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Better access to menopause care: Giving breast cancer survivors and women with medical conditions affordable PharmaCare coverage for alternative treatments (such as NK3 receptor antagonists), while making it faster and easier for postmenopausal women to get local vaginal estrogen through pharmacists for recurrent UTIs and physical discomfort." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"Better access to menopause care: Giving breast cancer survivors and women with medical conditions affordable PharmaCare coverage for alternative treatments (such as NK3 receptor antagonists), while making it faster and easier for postmenopausal women to get local vaginal estrogen through pharmacists for recurrent UTIs and physical discomfort." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13

"A province-wide women's health strategy: Engaging B.C. women’s health experts to expand access to menopause care, reduce diagnostic and treatment delays, strengthen community reproductive, sexual and menstrual health services, and improve maternal and perinatal mental health care across B.C." — bcndp.ca, retrieved 2026-10-13