Can the review boards review complaints about physicians, nurses, paramedics or other health professionals?
If a review board receives a complaint about a physician or other health professional contracted to or employed by a health authority to provide services (e.g. within a hospital), the board will assess the nature of the complaint to determine whether it is the most appropriate body to conduct a review. If another body is more appropriate to review the complaint, the review board may redirect the complainant to that body. For example, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the College of Registered Nurses of BC both consider complaints regarding breaches of professional conduct. Similarly, the Emergency Medical Assistant (EMA) Licensing Board reviews complaints about EMAs (paramedics). The Patient Care Quality Review Board Act does not replace the complaint investigation authority of professional bodies.
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