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title: "BC NDP promises eighth urgent care centre for Greater Victoria"
description: "The party says a re-elected government would open a new urgent and primary care centre in the Capital Regional District, giving residents faster access for injuries and illnesses that are not emergencies."
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The BC NDP said on October 16 that a re-elected government would open a new urgent and primary care centre in the Capital Regional District. Saanich News reported the announcement, citing an NDP news release.

The new clinic would be the eighth urgent and primary care centre in Greater Victoria, the party said. These facilities offer same-day care for conditions that do not require a hospital emergency room, including minor injuries, infections, sprains and cuts.

"A re-elected BC NDP government will open a new urgent and primary care centre in the Capital Regional District, giving more people access to timely care for illnesses and injuries close to home while helping ease pressure on hospital emergency departments," the party said in the release.

Diana Gibson, the BC NDP candidate for [Oak Bay-Gordon Head](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/diana-gibson), said in the same release that the clinic would mean residents can get care when they need it. "Urgent and primary care centres provide same-day care for people who can't wait days for a family doctor appointment, but don't need an emergency department," she said.

The NDP did not name a specific location for the proposed new clinic or give a date for when it would open.

**Health care as an election issue**

The announcement came as polling placed health care at the top of voter concerns in this campaign. Saanich News cited a Leger360 poll, commissioned by Doctors of BC, BC Family Doctors and Consultant Specialists of BC, which found that 28 per cent of British Columbians identified health care as either the most important or second-most important issue facing the province. That figure put health care ahead of the economy and housing affordability in the poll.

Birinder Narang, president of BC Family Doctors, said in a separate release cited by Saanich News that the next government needs to support sustainable family medicine practices and reduce the amount of paperwork family doctors must complete.

**What this means for voters**

Residents across Greater Victoria who have tried to find same-day care for injuries or illnesses can track where each party stands on health care access. Voting day is Saturday, October 24. Advance voting runs through October 21.

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