Overview

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Great Strides on the Path to Quality

A report to our partners, July 2010

Click here to download the inaugural report of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (pdf-2,286Kb)

For the vast majority of patients treated in British Columbia’s acute, chronic and community care settings, their health care journey ends with an optimal health outcome. However, this is not always the case, and for this reason the Minister of Health Services established the British Columbia Patient Safety & Quality Council.

The Council provides advice to the Minister of Health Services on issues of patient safety and quality of care, and will bring health system stakeholders together in a collaborative partnership to promote and inform a provincially coordinated, innovative and patient-centered approach to patient safety and quality improvement in BC.

The Council will build capacity and expertise in patient safety and quality improvement; support health authorities and other service delivery partners in their continuous effort to improve the safety and quality of care; and will work to improve health system transparency and accountability for the public.