Previously we talked about the need for a safety culture throughout the health care delivery system. At the patient and their direct provider level we discussed the need for information, and the ability to consider different options so that the
Seven years ago today we lost Greg. There remains a hole in our hearts and so much we miss about having his positive and supportive energy and thoughts around us. We are thankful for everyone that has been willing partners
In our last post, we talked about our experience with audiences after screenings of Falling Through The Cracks: Greg’s Story. It is common for people to share their own stories about the impersonal character of interactions with the “system”. It
Over the past few months, our blog style postings on the Health Arrows website have been dormant. We have been very busy responding to the great interest in seeing our film Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story and the associated
6 years ago this morning, we lost Greg to a series of gaps and breaks in the health system. Many things have happened since then. We have got to know and appreciate a number of great people who are working
Today Greg would have been 37. By now, his plans were to have a family of his own starting to grow. He would be well on his way to accomplishing his vision to change the way water is recovered and
Patient Centred Care a well used and much written about descriptor but what is it? In practice, does it really mean full patient involvement and engagement in choices in their care? Early on, our family chose to use different terminology
Better Healthcare for Albertans is the name of the report that Merwin Sayer, Alberta’s Auditor General, and his very capable team produced and released in May of 2017. While this report was built on their investigation of the past and
Thank you to those that responded our last post. It had been a little while since the previous one. During that time we were working on the development (with an amazing team of dedicated people) of a short, high-quality film
Today marks 4 years since the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) released the Continuity of Patient Care Study. The HQCA used Greg’s journey to examine the continuity of patient care in our healthcare system. The report outlines 13 recommendations
