The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that didn't meet provincial standards.
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VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia s auditor general says thousands of medical devices used to diagnose and treat people lack effective cybersecurity protections.The Provincial Health Services . . .
On Jan. 19, about 75 elders, aged 65 and older, who live on the reserve received a first dose of the vaccine from the Nuxalk health team. But the next day, the team started to face serious technical difficulties.
A VCH nurse sent an email to the Provincial Health Services Authority stating that the team was struggling with very inconsistent Wi-Fi and that she was tethering internet service from her cellphone, which posed security issues.
The nurse also said the First Nations Health Authority and VCH computer systems were not compatible, creating further issues a fact that was confirmed by Nuxalk health leaders.
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There s no question that both employers and employees faced a wide variety of challenges last year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But despite the fact that Canada’s unemployment rose significantly from 5.6 per cent last year to about 8.6 per cent now many companies, organizations and industries still managed to make it through 2020 successfully.