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B.C.'s NDP government has released its first report on community-based primary care as part of a deal to get legislative support from the B.C. Greens.

But the Green Party is not entirely pleased, saying that while the report provides valuable insights, it doesn't address patient complexity, satisfaction or health outcomes. A news release from the party calls that lack of information a "critical gap."

The report looked at team-based care, such as urgent and primary care centres and community health centres, then at human resources and levels of patient "attachment," which is a documented existence of a clear ongoing relationship between a patient and a health-care provider or group of providers.

"This report is an important first step in our work to mak

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