Sask. patients in mind as visiting hour restrictions dropped
It’s all about the patients as all the Saskatchewan health regions are removing visiting hour restrictions in facilities across the province.
The removal of visiting hours was adopted by all the health regions on March 31, 2016 and the official announcement by Health Minister Dustin Duncan came today, May 11. He stated loved ones play a major role in the healthcare of a patient. Families will now be able to visit patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The policy originally came from a 2009 Patient First Review, where the first of 16 recommendations was for patient-and family-centred care (PFCC) to be aim of the provincial health system.
The Saskatchewan Health Quality Council defines PFCC as “an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care providers, patients, and families. It redefines the relationships in health care.”