BC's Patient Safety Strategy:
Your Care, Our Commitment

Earlier this week, we launched BC’s Patient Safety Strategy: Your Care, Our Commitment, a five-year plan developed by Health Quality BC to strengthen patient safety and quality of care across the province.

This new plan makes BC the first province in Canada to have a comprehensive, system-wide approach to patient safety. The Strategy reflects emerging evidence, best practices and the voices of health care workers, patients, families, Indigenous partners and global and national experts.

As patient partners, you’ll be interested to know that the first pillar of the Strategy is all about empowering and engaging patients and families in advancing patient safety. It aims to give people the information, tools and supports they need to feel confident speaking up, asking questions and making informed decisions about their care.

Read the Strategy

 The PVN Learning Series
for Patient Voices Network Members

The PVN Learning Series is created for Patient Voices Network members and shaped by members’ input from recent focus groups and surveys. The goal of the sessions is to support the growth of PVN patient partners by reducing barriers, strengthening capabilities, and creating more opportunities to connect, learn and contribute to meaningful change in BC’s health care system with increased skills and confidence.

Past webinars:
What It Means to Be a Culturally Safe Patient Partner
October 14, 2025
Recording available here.

Upcoming webinars:
Health Systems 101: Understanding How Care is Organized in BC
November 18 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Patients Making Patient Partnership Meaningful
January 20, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Learn More and Register