Implementing an integrated system of primary and community care built on team-based care is a key priority in British Columbia.

Team-based care is a primary care model that involves comprehensive, coordinated and integrated care. It can be defined as “multiple health care providers from different professional backgrounds work[ing] together and with patients/clients, families, caregivers and communities to deliver comprehensive health services across care settings.

Effective teamwork is a critical enabler of safe, high-quality care and supports a patient’s ongoing relationship with their primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner).”1

This person- and family-centred model is designed to provide comprehensive shared care through strong, interdisciplinary teams of health care providers. Moving to this integrated system involves a new way of practicing for many health care providers.

The journey towards quality, team-based care with patients and providers as equal partners means sharing and accessing resources, events and opportunities to support everyone along the way.

Team huddle planning

Photo courtesy of BC Patient Safety & Quality Council


What Does Team-Based Care Mean to You?

Learn more about your role in team-based care

Your Role as a Patient, Chosen Caregiver and/or Family Member

Your Role as a Patient, Chosen Caregiver and/or Family Member

Patients, chosen caregivers, family members and anyone else who is a part of a patient’s support system have important roles in supporting the transition to team-based care.

Your Role as a Care Provider and/or Team Member

Your Role as a Care Provider and/or Team Member

Care providers and team members provide and/or support primary care delivery, and function as equal partners in the delivery of high-quality care for patients.

Your Role as a Planner, Designer and/or Improver

Your Role as a Planner, Designer and/or Improver

Planners, designers and improvers influence and support high-quality, team-based care without directly delivering care to patients.


Banner image courtesy of BCPSQC

1. Ministry of Health, Team-Based Care Policy Draft, 2020 July.