The Family Practice (FP) Incentive Program supports and compensates GP delivery of guideline-based patient care in such areas as chronic disease management, maternity care, mental health, and care for the frail and elderly. Projects include shared care networks, Divisions of Family Practice, and more.

Chronic Disease Management (CDM) provides funding for GPs to not only identify chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure but also to develop a care plan and work with flow sheets and registries to manage patient care. Learn more

The Conferencing Fee Initiative for palliative care planning helps GPs provide compassionate, collaborative, and holistic care to palliative patients. The acute care discharge planning conference fee may be billed for patients who need support from a multi-disciplinary team or who need to transition from an acute care facility to the community or another facility. Learn more

The Complex Care Initiative compensates FPs for the time and skill needed to work with patients with two or more of the qualifying chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes and ischemic heart disease), to develop a care plan, and liaise with the patient. Learn more

The Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Initiative helps family doctors identify and care for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and rewards them for identifying at-risk patients and intervening early. Learn more

The Maternity Network Initiative helps family physicians form “shared care networks” to share the responsibilities of providing continuous obstetrical coverage and full-scope maternity care through links with midwives, specialists, and other GPs. Learn more

The Mental Health Initiative supports and compensates FPs for the time and skill it takes to work with patients with mental health illnesses. Physicians develop care plans in collaboration with the patient and his or her support network and, where needed, become an active member of a broader care team in order to help those patients remain safely in their community. Learn more

The Palliative Care Incentive supports family physicians in planning and coordination of end-of-life care for patients, ensuring the best possible quality of life for dying patients and their families. Learn more

Divisions of Family Practice bring together community groups of family physicians for the purposes of improving their own clinical practices and gaining more influence for better alignment between family practices and community-based services. Learn more

Family Physicians for BC (FPs4BC) provides funding to help newly qualified doctors establish themselves in full-service family practice in BC communities with shortages. Learn more

Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC) supports GPs who have dropped their obstetrical privileges to refresh and regain obstetrical skills and also supports additional training for graduating FP residents who want to incorporate obstetrics into their practice. Learn more