Links
Health Canada
from Health Canada's Health protection Division:
College of Nurses Complaints Process:
Nova Scotia District Health Authorities / IWK
- Annapolis Valley Health
- Cape Breton District Health Authority
- Capital Health
- Colchester East Hants Health Authority
- Cumberland Health Authority
- Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority
- IWK Health Centre
- Pictou County Health Authority
- South Shore Health
- South West Health
Nova Scotia Regulatory Bodies
- Board of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia (Licensed Practical Nurses Act) www.clpnns.ca
- Board of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors (Chiropractic Act) www.chiropractors.ns.ca
- Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia (Dental Act)
- Nova Scotia Dental Technicians Examining Board (Dental Technicians Act)
- Denturist Licensing Board (Denturists Ac)
- Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association (Professional Dieticians Act) www.nsdassoc.ca
- Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (Medical Act) www.cpsns.ns.ca
- Board of the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia (Occupational Therapists Act) www.cotns.ca
- Board of Dispensing Opticians (Dispensing Opticians Act)
- Board of Examiners of the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists (Optometry Act) www.nsoptometrists.ca
- Board of the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists (Physiotherapy Act)
- Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (Psychologists Act) www.nsbep.org
- Council of the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (Registered Nurses Act) www.crnns.ca
Leading Websites
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute: http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/index.html
- Safer Healthcare Now! Campaign - http://www.saferhealthcarenow.ca/Default.aspx
- NPSF - National Patient Safety Foundation (US): www.npsf.org
- IOM—Institute of Medicine (US): www.iom.edu
- AHRQ—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US): www.ahrq.gov
- JCR—Joint Commission Resources (US): www.jcrinc.com
- NQF—National Quality Forum (US): www.qualityforum.org
- QualityHealthCare.org (US): www.qualityhealthcare.org
- Health Quality Council (CA): www.hqc.sk.ca
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons— Building a Safer System: A National Integrated Strategy for Improving Patient Safety in Canadian Health Care : http://rcpsc.medical.org/main_e.php?vtype=gp
- IHI—Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US): www.ihi.org
- VA National Center for Patient Safety (US): www.patientsafety.gov
- NSPA - National Patient Safety Institute (UK): www.npsa.nhs.uk
- Safety and Quality Council (AU): www.safetyandquality.org

