
Health
The Office of the Ombudsperson receives complaints about matters of administrative unfairness involving access to health care in B.C.
Related resources – including those concerning housing and access to income and disability assistance - are cross-referenced to be accessible under the Health category.
If you have been treated unfairly by the provincial government, a local government, or any other public body, the B.C. Ombudsperson is here to help. Information on our convenient and confidential contact options here.
The report makes 20 findings highlighting the lack of compliance with the legal documentation required on involuntary admission to designated psychiatric facilities in the...
Category: Health
Type: Report
Report Date: March 07, 2019
On February 6, 2013, the Ombudsperson released Public Report No. 49, No Longer Your Decision: British Columbia’s Process for Appointing the Public Guardian and Trustee to...
Category: Health, Income and Benefits, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: February 06, 2013
On February 14, 2012 the Ombudsperson released Public Report No. 47 The Best of Care: Getting it Right for Seniors in British Columbia (Part 2). The 400 plus page report...
Category: Health, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: February 14, 2012
On February 14, 2012 the Ombudsperson released Special Report No. 33 Honouring Commitments: An Investigation of Fraser Health Authority’s Transfer of Seniors from...
Category: Health, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: February 14, 2012
On February 14, 2012 the Ombudsperson released Public Report No. 48 On Short Notice: An Investigation of Vancouver Island Health Authority's Process for Closing...
Category: Health, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: February 14, 2012
In December 2009, the Ombudsperson issued The Best of Care: Getting it Right for Seniors in British Columbia (Part 1), the first of two reports on the Ombudsperson’...
Category: Health, Seniors
Type: Report
Report Date: December 17, 2009
In June 2008, our office issued Fit to Drink: Challenges in Providing Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia. This systemic investigation included 39 recommendations made to...
Category: Environment and Natural Resources, Health
Type: Report
Report Date: June 18, 2008
Category: Health
Type: Report
Report Date: May 07, 2003
Category: Health, Income and Benefits, Work and Business
Type: Report
Report Date: January 19, 1999
Category: Health, Work and Business
Type: Report
Report Date: January 04, 1995