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Happy New Year from all of us at SWITCH BC!
December 29, 2023 | 
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Happy New Year from all of us at SWITCH BC! In 2024, I am making you and me a priority. ...Learn more

Updating training, for everyone working in healthcare
December 6, 2023 | 
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CEO Victoria Schmid speaks about violence in the workplace and what SWITCH BC is doing to help. ...Learn more

Board Chair Reappointed and new Board Directors
December 5, 2023 | 
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B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix has reappointed SWITCH BC’s Board Chair Roberta Ellis to another three-year term. ...Learn more

Find out “What We Learned” about violence prevention training in healthcare
November 9, 2023 | 
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We are grateful to the 1,300 people working in healthcare in B.C. who participated in engagement sessions on violence prevention training. ...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

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

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