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5 Dec, 7 tweets, 4 min read
It was a busy news week and this got a little lost, so let's take a closer look at changes around emergency medical care in BC
It's been a long time in the making, but will take time to implement -- and #bcpoli isn't using a quick win strategy that could help in the meantime🧵 1/
What do I mean? Right now, ~40% of calls to @BC_EHS are NOT emergencies
Want to improve 911 response? Ad blitz across media w a clear msg:
🚨Require urgent medical care? Call 911
🩺Need medical advice or help seeing a doc? Call 811, they can hook you up 2/
healthlinkbc.ca/more/about-hea…
I asked the new @BC_EHS boss about this but a public info campaign isn't her priority, it's hiring paramedics That's obviously hugely impt, but if you cd lighten the workload by saturating public w knowledge they can access a doc thru 811, why not try? 3/
bc.ctvnews.ca/we-re-taking-a…
Remember, pressures on our 911 start upstream w the alarming shortage of family doctors. They are not prioritized by #bcpoli and you can see that in govt messaging & they're at the bottom of the list for HCW booster shots. Lots on these issues here: 4/
bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-family-doc…
I reported on firefighters expanding medical scope last month, and I know that upset some paramedics but it was a clear choice for Dix considering FFs usually arrive 1st and have capacity to do more. But it'll take time to get more of them to EMR level. 5/
bc.ctvnews.ca/more-ambulance…
There's no substitute for more paramedics on the ground and the undermining of the service began in the #bcpoli Campbell years so it's going to take time to undo that
They're the lowest paid 1st responders, morale is a major issue and they're burnt out 6/
bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-paramedics…
So Fri's ancmt wasn't surprising and I think it was the right call BUT if you could divert non-emerg volume (whether it's ppl who don't know about 811 or believe 911 can help them jump the line to a doc) why not try an ad blitz to see if it helps NOW?
7/7 bc.ctvnews.ca/following-shoc…

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18 Nov
The #bcpoli govt tried to explain why BC is the only province that DOES NOT issue emergency text alerts 📵

I say "tried" because at best it was nonsensical, at worst it was political spin & misinformation ⚠️

Our Public Safety Min raised concerns --
about OVERcommunicating 🧐1/
Abbotsford's mayor said he didn't want to alarm "the whole city" about this evacuation, and the Min insisted he didn't want to "panic" a large area
BUT the @AlertReady system goes through targeted cell towers, so urban areas allow for more precision 2/
I spoke w @AlertReady myself and they explained:
➡️Govt decides where the risk is and warning needed
➡️There can be spillover msgs depending on cell tower range/overlap
➡️That's why the text msg is impt: "If you live in Sumas Prairie...if not..."
How would that cause panic? 3/
Read 9 tweets
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19 Oct
BC's Min. of Citizen's Services insists $25/FOI request won't be a barrier, but:
1. Mins & agencies are increasingly punting routine requests to FOI
2. They know newsroom budgets are insanely tight and they can further starve journalists of info that way
#bcpoli
The rationale is other provs charge and "BC receives more FOI requests annually than the other 3 western provinces combined."
Repeat after me: stories like this shouldn NOT require FOI, they should be disclosed as they're completed:
bc.ctvnews.ca/dozens-dead-hu…
The truly frustrating thing about the Freedom of Info backlog? It could easily be slashed overnight by providing the info through well-staffed comms depts
Yes, personal info of patients/staff needs redacting, but 99% OF REQUESTS DO NOT
No one should expect FOI as the new normal
Read 4 tweets
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10 Sep
Susan Tasson went to Royal Inland Hospital with stomach pain Tuesday night.
The beloved Kamloops grandma died 6 hours later in the waiting room, her head resting on her daughter's shoulder, having never seen a doctor. 1/ @CTVVancouver #bcpoli
bc.ctvnews.ca/family-traumat…
The health minister was asked to confirm this @KamThisWeek story describing only 3 nurses were on shift instead of 24. Adrian Dix didn't deny the number and insisted they've injected $1m into RIH this year to deal with ED shortages. 2/
kamloopsthisweek.com/news/patient-s…
But this comes in the bigger context of two major factors in BC:
1. COVID cases consuming the lion's share of scant hospital resources
2. A staffing shortage that I haven't seen addressed in a meaningful or constructive way 3/
bc.ctvnews.ca/walk-a-mile-in…
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18 Aug
BC's premier has kept a low profile during Covid to "focus on experts"
HOWEVER he's had enough gaffes that keeping him out of the spotlight may serve a dual purpose👀
BUT no public appearances for 4 wks as fires grow & the 4th wave surges?
Major backlash
bc.ctvnews.ca/it-doesn-t-loo…
This was the last time Horgan was seen publicly, on July 21. His office has confirmed he's on vacation but won't confirm he's in Atlantic Canada nor when he went.
bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-s-wildfire…
As for gaffes, there was the millennial blame game 🤦‍♀️

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29 Jun
The premier was also asked about preps and messaging for the unprecedented heat wave.

"Fatalities are part of life," responded Premier Horgan. "The public was acutely that aware we had a heat problem."

100+ died related to heat in Metro alone: #bcpoli
bc.ctvnews.ca/never-seen-any…
More context: the VPD say they typically respond to 3-4 sudden death calls per day. Since Friday, they've had an average of 14 sudden deaths per day, describing it as "unprecedented casualties."
Is this part of life?
And we now have QUITE the subtweet in response to Horgan's comments 👀
Read 4 tweets
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29 Jun
Have BC's COVID cases & deaths really been that much lower than QC, or have they been looking harder?
That's one of the big questions arising from a bombshell report by @MoriartyLab et al, who believe the death toll could be DOUBLE.
1/@CTVVancouver #bcpoli
bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-really-di…
Their peer-reviewed paper to @RSCTheAcademies is dense and complicated and the result of many months of work (I started talking to Moriarty about this in early spring).
Read it for yourself here: 2/ rsc-src.ca/en/covid-19-po…
It's been no secret the excess death rate in BC and Canada has been high. @stats_canada has been saying so since March. The question is, what have those people died from?
The paper's scope was ppl 45+, from Feb 1-Nov 30 2020, adjusted for opioid deaths. 3/
bc.ctvnews.ca/851-deaths-thi…
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