Health Minister promises easier access to primary care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — As one-third of Kamloops residents struggle to find a family doctor, the province announced a four-point action plan on Thursday to address patient access to primary health care.
It’s estimated nearly 30,000 people in Kamloops don’t have a family doctor, including Toni Makowichuk, who has been without a family doctor since May when she moved back to B.C.
She now has to go to Summit Medical Centre to see her former family doctor, Dr. Wilson, who closed his private practice while she was gone.
“Any time I need to go see a doctor, I spend about an hour debating how bad it is, and I usually end up waiting until it’s absolutely extreme before I go. It’s such a hassle,” says Makowichuk.