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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 or 1-250-818-0293

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Violence Prevention refresh featured in Canadian Security Magazine
March 20, 2023 |  News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
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
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Happy New Year from all of us at SWITCH BC!
December 30, 2022 |  News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
SWITCH BC’s CEO, Victoria Schmid, is heading into 2023 with hope and cautious optimism. Find out why. ...Learn more
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SWITCH BC leads refresh of Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum
November 5, 2022 |  News and Media Centre Partner News SWITCH BC News 
We are asking everyone working in healthcare to share their experiences to help us improve violence prevention training. ...Learn more
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Doctors of BC and Ministry of Health announce new family physician payment model
November 3, 2022 |  News and Media Centre Partner News 
The Province, Doctors of BC, and BC Family Doctors have agreed on a new payment model for family doctors to h ...Learn more
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Hospital Employees’ Union announces tentative deal
November 2, 2022 |  News and Media Centre Partner News 
Tentative agreement with the provincial government reached for more than 60,000 health care workers ...Learn more
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HEU joins Health Minister to announce new OH&S organization
November 2, 2022 |  News and Media Centre Partner News 
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Fact Sheet: Total Work Days Lost
July 21, 2022 |  Analytics and Fact Sheets News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
Fact Sheet: Trends in Healthcare lost time, injury recovery, workplace premiums and total work days lost There are numbers ...Learn more
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Fact Sheet: Injury Recovery
July 21, 2022 |  Analytics and Fact Sheets News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
Fact Sheet: Trends in Healthcare lost time, injury recovery, workplace premiums and total work days lost There are numbers ...Learn more
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Fact Sheet: Mental Wellbeing in Healthcare
July 14, 2022 |  Analytics and Fact Sheets News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
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
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SWITCH BC by the numbers
July 14, 2022 |  Analytics and Fact Sheets News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
Learn more about the 300,000+ people working in healthcare that SWITCH BC supports. ...Learn more
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Board appointed to govern new provincial OH&S Organization
February 24, 2021 |  News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
February 2021 Provincial Framework on OH&S in Health Care Working Group Joint Communication. A Board of Direct ...Learn more
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BC Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Society: work underway
December 19, 2019 |  News and Media Centre SWITCH BC News 
December 2019 BC’s new provincial occupational health and safety organization has been officially incorporated as the BC ...Learn more

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