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Andrew Longhurst
Andrew Longhurst, B.A. (Hons), M.A., is a political economist, health policy researcher, and PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. His research has been published in academic journals and by research institutes, including Canadian Journal on Aging, Political Geography, Space and Polity, the CCPA, and the Parkland Institute. His past publications include At What Cost? (CCPA-Ontario, 2023), Failing to Deliver: The Alberta Surgical Initiative and Declining Surgical Capacity (Parkland Institute, 2023), and Reducing Surgical Wait Times (co-authored with Marcy Cohen and Margaret McGregor, CCPA-BC, 2016). Follow him on Bluesky at @alonghurst.bsky.social.
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The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care reforms: What the research tells us
Community health centres (CHCs) have been an effective but under-valued model for delivering primary health care1 for decades in Canada and the US. One of the unique features of the…
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The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care reforms
What the research tells us Download 281.3 KB9 pages As British Columbia moves to support a role for community health centres (CHCs) within a larger agenda…
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How (and how much) doctors are paid: why it matters
How we pay doctors through our public health system is an important issue that receives little public scrutiny, despite the fact that physician compensation represents…
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Comprehensive action on surgical waiting times is good news for BC
The case for bold, evidence-based action on surgical waiting times—especially for hip and knee replacements that are among the longest in the country—is clear. That…
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Raising the minimum wage is good for public health
Soon we expect the Fair Wages Commission to advise the BC government on a path towards a $15 minimum wage and a plan for regular…
Three health care priorities for a new government
The transition to power for a new government in BC provides the opportunity to set a new course that addresses both immediate and longstanding policy…
Access to seniors’ care worse today than in 2001: Bold action needed
It is becoming far too common. Many of us have a parent, relative or neighbour who has struggled to get the home support they need.…
Privatization & Declining Access to BC Seniors’ Care
An urgent call for policy change Download 10.78 MB 32 pages Home and community care services in BC—home health care, assisted living and residential care—require…
Time to rethink BC’s surgical waitlist strategy
By Andrew Longhurst, Marcy Cohen and Dr. Margaret McGregor Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so,…
Time to rethink BC’s surgical wait time strategy
Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so, you’re not alone. British Columbians are waiting an unacceptable…
Reducing Surgical Wait Times
The Case for Public Innovation and Provincial Leadership Download 1.16 MB56 pages BC’s surgical wait times are among the longest in the country. The provincial…
Precarious temp agency work requires public policy attention
Imagine you just got a new job. But instead of a permanent job for an indefinite period of time, you are told that this near-minimum…