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Pressure ulcers: Raising awareness and promoting prevention in BC – Part 1

Studies show that pressure ulcers are a common occurrence across our healthcare system – in hospitals, residential facilities and community care settings. The impact of these wounds is profoundly negative on patients, families and caregivers, and the costs incurred by...

Expert advice from our HA Coordinators: Keeping up with safety event reporting to optimize learning

Learning and improvement in healthcare becomes “real” when there is visible and measurable change. When we first implemented BC PSLS in 2008 we focused on a number of key areas: helping Reporters identify the types of patient safety events that should be reported,...

Introducing “Baby Pause” – safer care for new moms and babies

Childbirth is an exciting time. In most cases, moms and babies do just fine during labour and delivery, but if there are complications healthcare teams rely on each other to manage the situation with efficiency, timeliness and care. Maja Tomas, Clinical Nurse Educator...

Putting patients safely to bed

Biomedical Engineering (BME/Biomed) applies science and engineering to the design and functionality of medical equipment and devices. When it comes to safety, the expertise of Biomedical Engineers is sought to ensure equipment is operating as it should be, healthcare...

Think big, start small! Medication safety blitz begins in the North

The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council’s Quality Academy is an intensive six-month program for healthcare providers looking to acquire skills and expertise in quality and safety. One of the key benefits of the program is that students must choose a quality...

A new start for an old service: How BCEHS has revitalized their approach to patient safety

With their 40-year anniversary around the corner, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) has a long history dedicated to the people of BC. History is an important reminder of the evolution of an organization and for BCEHS, the journey continues. The transition into...

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Mission & Vision

Our mission is: To make health care safer for all British Columbians by fostering a culture of safety, shared learning and continuous system improvement.

Our vision is: Safe health care for BC: No needless harm.

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Who We Are

BC Patient Safety & Learning System (BCPSLS) is a web-based tool used by approximately 100,000 health care providers across BC to report and learn about patient safety events, near misses and hazards. BCPSLS has fostered improvements in patient safety and quality of care in all health care settings since its inception in 2008.

Today, we are focused on streamlining data collection and output, enhancing learning across our health care system and improving the quality of our modules and tools.

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What We Do

Over 400 safety event reports are submitted to BCPSLS each day from across the province. This data is allowing us to identify safety concerns and target quality and safety improvements where they’re needed most. To date, over one million safety event reports are in the BCPSLS database. Data summaries provide a rich basis for learning and improvement to over 10,000 healthcare leaders across BC.