News and Media Centre
Check out the latest news releases related to the work of SWITCH BC and its partners, along with fact sheets on the most critical topics affecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of everyone working in healthcare.
If you are a member of the media interested in learning more about SWITCH BC, please contact Meribeth Burton, Director of Communications at Meribeth.burton@switchbc.ca or 1-250-818-0293
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Heat Safety at Work
August 8, 2023 |
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Working in extreme heat presents challenges for employees and employers, and there are actions that everyone can take to prevent heat stress. ...Learn more
SWITCH BC welcomes OHS leader secondees
August 4, 2023 |
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SWITCH BC welcomes Georgina Hackett and John Fitzgerald to the positions. ...Learn more
SWITCH BC’s 2022-2023 Annual Report
May 23, 2023 |
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Read about our work in our foundational first year to improve occupational health and safety for the more than 300,000 people in healthcare in B.C. ...Learn more
Roberta Ellis Award Recipients
May 4, 2023 |
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The leadership and excellence of SWITCH BC’s Board Chair in occupational health and safety is being recognized and celebrated at the University of BC ...Learn more
SWITCH BC CEO on ratification of union contracts
April 28, 2023 |
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With the ratification of all health care union contracts, there is certainty for people working in healthcare for the next two years. ...Learn more
Violence Prevention refresh featured in Canadian Security Magazine
March 20, 2023 |
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SWITCH BC CEO Victoria Schmid and B.C. paramedic Jason Green share insight into the work and the need for updated violence prevention training. ...Learn more
Happy New Year from all of us at SWITCH BC!
December 30, 2022 |
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SWITCH BC’s CEO, Victoria Schmid, is heading into 2023 with hope and cautious optimism. Find out why. ...Learn more
SWITCH BC leads refresh of Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum
November 5, 2022 |
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We are asking everyone working in healthcare to share their experiences to help us improve violence prevention training. ...Learn more
Doctors of BC and Ministry of Health announce new family physician payment model
November 3, 2022 |
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The Province, Doctors of BC, and BC Family Doctors have agreed on a new payment model for family doctors to h ...Learn more
Hospital Employees’ Union announces tentative deal
November 2, 2022 |
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Tentative agreement with the provincial government reached for more than 60,000 health care workers ...Learn more
Fact Sheet: Total Work Days Lost
July 21, 2022 |
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Fact Sheet: Trends in Healthcare lost time, injury recovery, workplace premiums and total work days lost
There are numbers ...Learn more
Fact Sheet: Injury Recovery
July 21, 2022 |
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Fact Sheet: Trends in Healthcare lost time, injury recovery, workplace premiums and total work days lost
There are numbers ...Learn more
Fact Sheet: Mental Wellbeing in Healthcare
July 14, 2022 |
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In B.C. mental health injury claims increased by 38% between 2019 and 2021. And 40% of all mental health claims came from the health sector, ...Learn more
SWITCH BC by the numbers
July 14, 2022 |
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Learn more about the 300,000+ people working in healthcare that SWITCH BC supports. ...Learn more
Board appointed to govern new provincial OH&S Organization
February 24, 2021 |
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February 2021
Provincial Framework on OH&S in Health Care Working Group Joint Communication.
A Board of Direct ...Learn more
BC Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Society: work underway
December 19, 2019 |
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December 2019
BC’s new provincial occupational health and safety organization has been officially incorporated as the BC ...Learn more
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