Code of Conduct & Policies

Island Health's Vision, Mission and Values guide our delivery of care and service. Included in these is Island Health’s commitment to integrity, accountability and ethics.

If you have a patient concern, please contact our Quality Care office.

The Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines intended to support ethical behaviour and decision making for all employees at Island Health. To ensure our values are maintained, we have developed policies and procedures that address specific circumstances. These include but are not limited to:

Workplace Conduct

Respectful Workplace

Conflict of Interest

Fair Business Policies

Fair Business 

Vendor Complaint Review Procedure 

Vendor Complaint Review Form

Confidentiality and Privacy

Privacy Rights of Personal Information 

Security of Electronic Information 

Third Party, Island Health Business and Other Non-Personal Information 

Release of Patient Information to Law Enforcement Personnel 

Information and Data Governance 

Data Classification Scheme 

Maintaining Respect for Individuals During Recording Activities

Breach Assessment Reporting and Incident Management Tool

External Communications 

Acceptable Use of Assets and Resources 

Remote Access 

Mobile Computing 

Social Media Use by Employees

Safe Reporting / Whistle Blowing 

Theft, Fraud, Corruption and Non-Compliant Activities 

Whistle Blowing/Safe Reporting  

 

You can safely report a case of wrongdoing to Island Health any time by phone or by email. Your reporting will be received in good faith and treated confidentially.