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We are focused on improving workplace health, safety, and wellbeing for the more than 330,000+ people working in B.C.’s heath sector. We do that by bringing together the key partners – health unions, employers, Doctors of BC, Ministry of Health, and WorkSafeBC – to make consensus decisions to invest and influence province wide programs and initiatives.
OHS Resource Centre soft launch expands to all committees
With initial testing complete, the OHS Resource Centre is now being expanded to all Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) at Providence Health Care (PHC).
Ever wondered what a community physician health and safety clinic assessment looks like?
The team at West Coast Family Medical Clinic in Sooke recently invited SWITCH BC to capture the important work our health and safety advisors do – in collaboration with physicians and their staff.
New Workplace Health and Safety Program for Community Physicians and Staff
New program launched! The Community Physician Health and Safety program takes the guesswork out of finding regulations and legislation that applies to clinics and brings all of that information together in an easy to access web portal, digital guide, and free clinic assessments.
Innovation alert! A new provincewide digital platform for Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) in healthcare is launching soon. The OHS Resource Centre will streamline JOHSC work. Take a couple minutes to learn more.
SWITCH BC was created because employers and unions saw the need for a provincial, systemic organization to support all workers. People working in health care are two times more likely to be injured on the job than the average worker in B.C., workplace mental health injury claims are higher in healthcare than in any other sector and many health workers face violence while caring for patients, residents, and clients. There are many excellent programs at various employers to improve health, safety, and wellbeing but most are not available to all health workers, province wide. We’re working to change that.
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2x more likely to be injured at work compared to average B.C. worker*
At SWITCH BC, we value the voices of everyone working in healthcare as we support and promote a culture of health, safety, and wellbeing.
Your Stories are interviews with health care teams about the challenges they face, how we can improve the system, and why they love their work.
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Clinic Testimonial with Dan
January 8, 2025
Co-owner and practice manager, Dan, shares how the clinic assessment and web portal complement each other and has helped him piece out the development of his clinic's health and safety program in a manageable way.
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Jacob Berthelot
October 24, 2023
B.C. dispatcher Jacob Bertlelot works in the Interior of the province. Jacob has found through the pandemic and in climate crisis related events, working with the public has become more challenging - with unprecedented call volumes putting greater pressure on the ambulance service. Jacob became a dispatcher because he wanted to provide dynamic frontline care.
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Patricia Costa
October 6, 2023
B.C. paramedic Patricia Costa says being a part of the community and seeing people thriving after providing care is one of the most rewarding reasons she works in healthcare.
