Michelle Ferguson

@elenoresturko @markroseman We need to return to community driven healthcare - as we had prior to this proven disastrous health authority model.

Delivery of healthcare is a provincial responsibility but under the NDP, an increasing number of communities across BC are having to use municipal tax dollars for their residents to get access to primary care. British Columbians deserve better than this incompetent NDP government. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

@DrKindyMLA It’s not just access - it’s about access to what. It needs to be access to quality care/treatment. The HA have focused too much on just access and not enough on the quality of care.

If we are going to fix healthcare in BC, we must start by improving access. That means the focus should be on the patient, their experience, their outcome and whether they can get the care they need when they need it.

@mdmama_ @markroseman The healthcare unions are throwing us under when we raise concerns and are wrongfully terminated. Need public inquiry into the role @Health Sciences Association is playing in chronic shortage

The public should be outraged. BC families deserve reliable maternity care. This isn’t a “doctor shortage”. It’s a failure to respect and value the doctors we have. It’s a retention crisis. ca.news.yahoo.com/shortage-ob-gy…

@TrevHal @Dave_Eby And Bill 36, the HPOA Health Professions and Occupations Act - there will be a massive exodus of healthcare professionals - in both public AND private healthcare sectors - come April 2026

Hey @Dave_Eby BC Conservatives are ready! It’s time to call back the legislature and repeal DRIPA

@Josie_Osborne Yes, mental health should not be weaponized. Talk to Fraser Health. When my GP provided a medical note I was off work, Fraser Health terminated my 18 years of employment,

OneBC continues to spread dangerous misinformation about vaccines. Fortunately, we don't listen to RFK Jr. We listen to Canadian scientists and experts - and that's why more doctors are moving to BC.

@ToorJody The NDP need to focus on the bullying and termination of healthcare professionals by the corporate tier in the health authorities, first and foremost, before spending BC taxpayers $$$ to hire Americans.

Does this even make sense? Nearly a million British Columbians still don’t have a family doctor. The NDP is celebrating the recruitment of just over 140 U.S. healthcare workers — at a cost of $5 million in advertising. We should be asking: was this really money well spent? Instead of flashy campaigns, let’s focus on: ✅ Retaining the doctors and nurses already here ✅ Cutting red tape for Canadian-trained professionals ✅ Ensuring patients get timely, local access to care Recruiting abroad might help a few, but it doesn’t solve the crisis. Families in B.C. deserve a system that works close to home. #BCHealth #StrongerTogether #PatientCare

@MDHALIWAL4BC @TrevHal The NDP need to fix the bullying of frontline healthcare workers by the corporate tier in the health authorities, first and foremost, before spending $$$ on recruiting Americans.

Healthcare should mean help is there when you need it. Right now, too many families in #BritishColumbia can’t count on that. The government spent $5 million on ads in the US, and brought in just over 140 workers. Meanwhile, ERs in our communities are closing, and hundreds of thousands are leaving without being treated. That’s not sustainable. That’s not fair. Instead of chasing headlines, we should invest in retaining our frontline heroes, cutting red tape, and making sure care is accessible right here in Surrey and across BC. Every family deserves that peace of mind. #SurreyStrong #HealthcareNow #Fairness #NDPFailure

@Josie_Osborne Let extended health benefits cover mental health occupational therapy. See you at the BCACC conference next weekend!

DYK? We’re investing in community counselling programs so that people can continue to find affordable, life-changing #mentalhealth care when they need it most. More info: news.gov.bc.ca/32744 Seeking help? Start here: helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca/blog/free-or-l…

@PennyDaflos @mdmama_ Under regionalization, we had excellent mental health and substance use day programs. When we moved to the health authority model, corporate axed our programs and solely focused on length of stay and access to care versus quality of treatment and outcome measures.

Harm reduction often gets conflated w treatment in discussions about addiction & toxic drugs They aren’t the same thing Countless lives have been saved thru clean needles & overdose prevention sites but BC’s policies are always shifting Pt 3 in my series ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

@mdmama_ @alexnatarosMD @alandrummond2 Did you know under regionalization, our former healthcare structure, we on the frontlines made the decisions? That is where healthcare in BC went wrong - when BC implemented the health authority model.

🚨 It doesn’t take 31 months to recruit ER staff. It takes political & administrative will. Failing to provide emergency care IS an emergency—and it must be treated as one. ⁦⁦@alexnatarosMD⁩ ⁦⁦@alandrummond2⁩ ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vanc…

@MLABrennanDay We have a structure-imposed doctor shortage. Under regionalization, directors were on the frontlines. The director of my team was a psychiatrist & carried a caseload. Under HA, directors no longer practice their profession and make decisions in city towers. Need to restructure

We don’t have a doctor shortage. We have a self imposed doctor shortage. I have 5 files just in my office of qualified doctors being held up by a broken system just in my riding.

@drpaulwinston We have a structure-imposed doctor shortage. Under regionalization, the directors were on the frontlines. The director of my team was a psychiatrist - he carried a caseload. Under the HA model, the directors are in city towers. Makes for poorer decisions as well.

Thanks Brennan, so we have so many layers of only in BC regulations at the ministry that they don't have the staff to do the job. They constantly request documents from other departments, that do the same. Many positions don't exist any where else. 1. National Licensing acceptance for Canadians would cut out 75% of the work for the College staff who work so hard. 2. One MOH contact that does everything for the licence and billing number. 3. No BC licensing for medical students and residents on electives. 4. So many only in BC outpatient regulations that don't exist elsewhere.

@RobShaw_BC @Josie_Osborne @ClaireRattee @JohnRustad4BC @AnnaKindy1962 Dr Kaitlin Stockton was bullied and harassed in Fraser Health. Is BC MoH okay with Fraser Health’s actions? Is BC MoH ok with doctors being bullied in publicly funded healthcare?

@Fraserhealth Hospital foundation boards consist of key leaders within individual communities-all volunteers-no cost to taxpayers. Yet, vastly superior in meeting healthcare needs of community & maintaining budgetary constraints than any health authority. Why continue health authority model?

Fraser Health is pleased to introduce Dermot Kelly as our new president and CEO. With over 20 years of leadership in B.C.’s health system, he brings expertise in operations, problem solving and building partnerships. Mr. Kelly begins his role Sept. 22, 2025.

@RobShaw_BC This is actually a positive change. China had us at 100% tariffs against our canola (and pea industry) in spring in retaliation to Trudeau and Carney’s 100% tariffs on China’s EVs and 25% on aluminum and steel.

Yes, China is implementing crippling tariffs on Canada's $5b canola exports. And yes, the same to its $1.1b seafood sector. And yes it may also be interfering in Canada elections, and arming our enemies abroad, and using forced/child labour. BUT. Damn, it builds cheap ferries.

@TrevorJain @MichelleGhsoub @CAEP_Docs @CMA_Docs @MichelleGhsoub I too faced harassment and bullying in FH for raising concerns about pt care & that the approach FH was rolling out to reduce violence in mental health settings was not supported by robust research

CBC: An emergency physician is blowing the whistle on deteriorating conditions in two emergency rooms. Her job was threatened after she warned patient conditions in the ER had become dangerous. CBC News has obtained a copy of a lawsuit she's filed. @CAEP_Docs @CMA_Docs cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

@RobShaw_BC @TheOrcaBC I trusted my union, Health Sciences Association to protect me. Instead HSA threw me under and signed off that I be banned from Fraser Health

@RobShaw_BC @TheOrcaBC There is no whistleblower protection in Fraser Health. All stays in house. My experience was immediate retaliation and a wrongful termination

BC MLAs are currently reviewing the whistleblower protection law. From its absurdly-high threshold of wrongdoing, to the fact the public isn't allowed to see the evidence, investigation or outcome — the law could use some changes. My latest in @TheOrcaBC: theorca.ca/commentary/rob…

@DrKindyMLA @ClaireRattee @Josie_Osborne @Dave_Eby @JohnRustad4BC @TrevHal @RobShaw_BC @preta_6 BC unions are failing to represent BC healthcare workers when wrongfully terminated for raising concerns about patient care = BC tax dollars hiring Americans