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Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says

An audit found health authorities vary widely in applying legal safeguards, with the highest form completion rate at 92% and the lowest at 34%, ombudsperson reports.

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A report by British Columbia’s Ombudsperson warns that legal safeguards designed to protect patients receiving involuntary mental health care aren’t being applied consistently across the province, with some heath authorities failing to provide the required documents for more than half of their patient files.

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Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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