Submission to the Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs by the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities

This report is intended to promote the principle of consumer participation in the health care system and proposes measures to support the development of this principle. The report highlights: the need for increased consumer control of all aspects of service delivery; the fact that legislation and policies governing long-term care are inadequate or non-existent; and the need to recognize and address the impact of HIV/AIDS on the healthcare system. Recommendations include recognizing HIV/AIDS as a disability issue; legislation and policy governing long-term care; and the examination of models which would allow greater consumer participation in long-term service delivery.