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Enhanced services for amputees

Here’s what WorkSafeBC has to offer patients suffering from work-related amputations. Each year in BC approximately 50 people suffer work-related injuries that result in significant amputation above or below the... Read More

Measuring the success of our rehab programs

Performance indicators help us promote health care that is accessible, service-driven, cost-effective, evidence-based, and results-focused. WorkSafeBC rehabilitation programs help injured workers get back to work.... Read More

Updates from the WCB

Need psychology services for patients with workplace injuries? The WCB can help The WCB provides assessment and treatment for workers with psychological conditions that are the direct result of a work-related... Read More

A safe and early return to work can benefit injured workers

Here’s how you can help Research shows that workers who are injured on the job, particularly those with soft-tissue injuries, recover faster and more successfully when they return to work as soon as safely possible.... Read More

Updates from WorkSafeBC

Industry experts help with return-to-work planning Since last fall, WorkSafeBC (the WCB) has been developing claims/health care management teams that specialize in specific industries. The aim is to build teams of... Read More

Updates from the WCB

High returns with 19950 fee code   The WCB’s fee code 19950 for return-to-work consultation is a win-win-win-win according to Tsawwassen family physician Dr Martin Ray. That’s because up to four parties... Read More

Updates from the WCB

WCB conference a hit The WCB’s 5th annual Physician Education Conference, Off the Cuff—Tips About the Shoulder & Other Pearls for Practising Physicians, held in October 2004, was a success, drawing approximately... Read More