April 17, 2014 - Central Okanagan News: The Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice has begun preparations to combat what they say is a shortage of family medical practitioners in the area that will only get worse with time.
Together, along with funding from the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC, they’ve launched "A GP for Me". This joint initiative is currently in its assessment phase and is asking local residents to provide feedback about health care services through a quick, anonymous survey.
The non-profit organization is made up with local doctors whose mandate is to improve the health system through the voices of family physicians, and the group’s executive director says their main goal is the issue of unattached patients, or residents without a permanent doctor.
“We are in the assessment stage right now and as part of that, we’re reaching out into the community to find out more about their thoughts and wishes,” explains Tristan Smith.