The BC Care Providers Association is calling for the resignation of the province91裸聊视频檚 seniors91裸聊视频� advocate, alleging her relationship with the Hospital Employees91裸聊视频� Union leadership has been too 91裸聊视频渃ozy.91裸聊视频�

In a statement, the association also asks the province to conduct an audit and review of the mandate of the Office of the Seniors91裸聊视频� Advocate.

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Seniors91裸聊视频� advocate Isobel Mackenzie was not immediately available for comment.

The association alleges that documents obtained through a freedom of information request show Mackenzie collaborated closely with the Hospital Employees91裸聊视频� Union leadership in shaping a report on the transfer of patients from care homes to hospitals.

The report, called 91裸聊视频淔rom Residential Care to Hospital: An Emerging Pattern,91裸聊视频� was released in August and followed complaints from emergency room clinicians that some care homes were sending residents to the emergency department unnecessarily.

The association alleges she shared draft language of the report with the union, incorporated its feedback and notified the union of the planned timing of the report91裸聊视频檚 release.

In contrast, it says the Care Providers Association was never advised in advance by Mackenzie91裸聊视频檚 office on the release of the report and its members were never notified beforehand of its findings.

91裸聊视频淲e have tried to work with the seniors91裸聊视频� advocate over the years with mixed results,91裸聊视频� it says in a statement.

91裸聊视频淭he release of this FOI provides us with a disturbing insight into which organization is having the most profound influence over the OSA.91裸聊视频�

The association is also calling for a full and independent review of the office.

Unlike other advocates that are independent, such as the BC Ombudsperson or the children and youth advocate, the seniors91裸聊视频� advocate reports to the Health Ministry, which couldn91裸聊视频檛 immediately be reached for comment.

The association says it also wasn91裸聊视频檛 consulted on a decision by the B.C. government to move more than 4,000 home support jobs from the private sector to public health authorities, and accused Mackenzie of failing to press the government on that decision.

91裸聊视频淣ot one question was posed by her to government on their reason for the change, or if any analysis had been provided,91裸聊视频� it said.

91裸聊视频淔or BCCPA, this was a tipping point.91裸聊视频�

The Canadian Press

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