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Reviewer, Access to Short Stay Beds Policy, Interior Health Authority

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Commitment: One-time

Open to Interior Region

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The goal of this project is to update the Interior Health Policy regarding access to short stay beds, in order to provide transparent information to the public and to facilitate safe care.

We are looking for patient partners to review the policy and make suggestions to help ensure it is easy to understand and contains information important to patients.

The format to provide feedback may be either written (via email), by telephone, or through a virtual meeting. The feedback can be provided at a time convenient for the patient partner, prior to September 18, 2024.

Level of Engagement

This opportunity is at the level of Consult on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.

Eligibility

  • Specific health care experiences [details below]
  • An interest in improving health care services
  • The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
  • Experience receiving care in a short-stay bed (convalescent, respite or hospice/palliative care) or have a family member who has received care in a short-stay bed.

Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Ashley Horner
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Home Health, Home Health Transformation | Interior Health Authority
(250) 517-7128
ashley.horner@interiorhealth.ca

From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.