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A Spotlight on Family Councils

...to achieve the best possible experience for residents during their stay? The answer is family councils. What’s a Family Council? A family council is a self-led group of families and...

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Posted on February 16, 2022

Categories:

  • My Experience
  • Patient Voice Mail
About Us

...Safety & Quality Council as part of its work to ensure person- and family-centred care throughout the health care system.   In support of this mandate, the Council engages patients, family members,...

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Improving Palliative Care in the North Okanagan

...example, when the group compared how service providers (nurses, doctors, program administrators) and person, family and caregiver partners rated the current state of palliative care, it learned that person, family...

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Posted on January 20, 2022

Categories:

  • Improving Health Care
  • Patient Voice Mail
  • Working Together for Better Health Care

From Our Community

Agnes Black

Director, Health Services & Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation – Providence Health Care

Agnes Black

It’s really hard to make changes in health care. When a PVN patient partner says, ‘This is important to us’ it keeps us grounded on why a change is needed and keeps us motivated to keep going on projects.

Members of the BCPSQC pose for a team photo at the Quality Forum 2019.

Health Quality BC administers the Patient Voices Network. Using evidence-informed strategies, the Council shifts culture, improves clinical practice and advances person- and family-centred care to support high-quality care for every person in our province.