Hospice societies across British Columbia and the Yukon provide invaluable support to individuals and families facing end-of-life care, grief, and bereavement. To strengthen recognition and ensure sustainable funding for these essential services, the Information and Technology Task Group has been working since June 2023 to create a standardized framework for data collection and reporting across all hospice societies. A province-wide data initiative.

This initiative aims to develop a will harmonized data reporting practices, empowering hospice societies to present a unified and compelling case for advocacy and funding.By aligning how we gather and share our stories through data, we can build a stronger, collective case for the critical role hospice societies play in caring for our communities.

We're currently in the environmental scan phase, conducting targeted surveys across key service areas: grief and bereavement support, palliative care, community education and outreach, and indirect support. We've already completed surveys for grief and bereavement support, as well as community education and outreach, and are analyzing the data. We will post preliminary snapshots on our Standardizing Hospice Data Practices webpage.

In the coming weeks, we plan to release the indirect support survey, followed by the palliative care survey at the end of May. Throughout the summer, we will analyze the collected data to gain a comprehensive understanding of the invaluable contributions of hospice societies across British Columbia and the Yukon. We are eager to see this data come to life and use it to create a standardized framework for data collection and reporting. This will enable us to effectively advocate for our hospice society members, highlighting the critical role they play in our communities.

We are incredibly grateful for all the support we have received throughout this project from our task group members, pilot group and all those who have completed our surveys. Please watch for more information about our upcoming surveys! Your input is crucial to this important project!

Adam Webber
Membership and Education Coordinator