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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

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Layton Engwer

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Layton Engwer

PVN helped empower me to make meaningful contributions to Primary Care (PC) locally and provincially.  It also facilitated creation of PC Patient Voices which is focused on PC and provides education support and building on shared experiences.