People in Northern B.C., which include rural and remote communities will have same-day access to the health-care support as the government launches the Northern Health Virtual Primary and Community Care Clinic.
People living in the Northern Health region can access the clinic by calling 1-844-645-7811. Those without a family physician or nurse practitioner and those in need of everyday health care after business hours and will be able to speak to a health care provider between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
The virtual clinic has 28 full-time equivalent health-care providers made up of telecare and front-line nurses, clinic coordinators, administrative staff, a telecare lead and a program specialist with plans to expand in the future.
The virtual clinic builds on the success of the Covid-19 Online Clinic and Information Line, which launched in March 2020 as a temporary service to provide Covid-19 related care during the pandemic.
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