Jan 13, 2025 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH), Northern Health (NH)
Have you heard the latest scoop? PSLS is upgrading to an exciting new software called Datix Cloud IQ (DCIQ). The new software is being used in Northern Health and Interior Health and will be coming soon to a health authority near you—if it hasn’t already! The BCPSLS...
Feb 23, 2024 | Central Office, Featured Posts
We at BCPSLS Central Office are deeply saddened by the recent passing of our former leader and mentor, Dr. Doug Cochrane. As a champion of patient safety, Doug’s guidance and expertise helped shape the trajectory of patient safety incident reporting in BC. Doug...
Oct 19, 2023 | Featured Posts, Patient Safety, Providence Health Care (PHC)
If you work in health care in BC, chances are good that your organization has recently undergone, or is currently preparing for, an accreditation survey. Since most surveys were postponed during the pandemic, health authorities have had a heavier survey schedule this...
May 25, 2022 | Featured Posts, First Nations Health Authority, Interior Health (IH), Patient Care Quality
When you think about safety in health care, what comes to mind? Some obvious things might be security, trust, or avoiding harm. It seems pretty straightforward, but let’s unpack that last word a bit: harm. What constitutes harm? Physical injury, of course. Or not...
Feb 14, 2022 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Patient Safety
The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council is renewing its strategic plan! They are currently reaching out to stakeholders to listen and learn about the needs and goals of BC’s health care system to ensure their strategic direction continues to reflect what’s...
Dec 13, 2021 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Projects & Initiatives
Eat. Sleep. Console. Three simple words that describe a patient-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed approach to improving care for newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and their families. According to Perinatal Services BC, the incidence rate of...
