News
June 27, 2023
Tap N Go Signed-In Window Expands To Eight Hours
Instead of asking medical staff to sign in again after 4 hours and 20 minutes of using the Tap N Go function, the maximum time has expanded to eight hours. OneSign Tap N Go hardware and software can be found on medical and clinical desktops and WoWs at 10 Island Health sites.
June 23, 2023
June 2023 issue of Mental Health Act (MHA) INFOBITS is here!
This June issue continues the discussion about the four criteria for involuntary admission from the May issue; and how they can be written on the medical certificates (Form 4s) in a way that is accessible and easy to understand, even for people without higher education or a knowledge of medical terms.
June 21, 2023
Premier’s, minister’s statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Premier David Eby and Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, have issued the following statement marking National Indigenous Peoples Day.
June 21, 2023
Care to Speak: Peer-to-peer support for healthcare professionals
Care to Speak is made up of peer supporters who have worked in the healthcare and social services sector (frontline healthcare, social work, support services, long-term care, home care, and community care) and share similar experiences. It is a peer-based phone, text and webchat service providing free and confidential support.
June 20, 2023
National Indigenous Peoples Day - June 21
Tomorrow, June 21, is National Indigenous People's Day and is a day of celebration. It is important to take the time tomorrow to pause a moment from the busy-ness of your work and support the local Nations in your regions.
June 19, 2023
New ICU at Nanaimo hospital ready for patients on June 28
People in Nanaimo and area will have greater access to care as a new 12-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital opens for patients on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
June 19, 2023
Pride 2023: The importance of flags and identity
The ongoing evolution of flags and symbols across the queer+ community serves to unite and show solidarity.
June 15, 2023
Help shape anti-racism legislation in BC
Share your thoughts through an online questionnaire about how government can best address systemic racism.
June 15, 2023
Breaking out of the Hollywood Squares!
This week, more than 40 staff from the Seniors Health and Community Virtual Care team met in person at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith to have a picnic lunch! Just three years ago it would have been an unusual sight.
June 14, 2023
Province expands access to opioid agonist treatment medications
British Columbia is taking action on the toxic drug crisis by being the first province in Canada to provide universal coverage for eligible medications used for the treatment of opioid-use disorder.