providers, and emergency contacts, including substitute decision makers (SDMs). Recommendation 1.6: Older adults who take medications should work with their Health Care professionals to ensure they have access to at least a 30-day supply of medications during an emergency. Recommendation 1.7: Older

-ranging access to health care. RECOMMENDATION 2 That the government recognize and support the continued adoption of virtual care and address the inequitable access to digital health services by creating a Digi-Health Knowledge Bank and by expediting broadband access to all Canadians

account for complexity of patients Coordination between primary care and speciality care and between health care and community services Standardization of referral and access to specialists and social services Lack of needs based planning to ensure that population has necessary services

access to prescription drugs • Continuing care outside acute care facilities 4. Helping providers help patients • Ensuring Canada has an adequate supply of health human resources • More effective adoption of health information technologies 5. Building accountability/responsibility at all levels

be explored to enable greater use of health infrastructure resources in smaller community hospitals that will serve to enhance timely access to care for patients. This would also ensure that staff had a level of activity that would maintain their skills. There has been significant uptake of operations

Joint Statement on Access to Mental Health Care from the Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Psychiatric

will support inter-provincial portability of all health care providers; health human resource planning will adjust for local needs and conditions. – Infrastructure: Health care in the 21st century demands a fully functional health care information technology system as well as buildings and capital

FATIGUE Background Health systems around the world are struggling with how to best meet the health needs of their populations. Health leaders speak with urgency about the need to improve the individual experience of care, improve the health of populations, and maximize return on investments

promotion and disease/injury prevention policies and strategies, advocating for access to quality health care, facilitating change within the medical profession, and providing leadership and guidance to physicians to help them influence, manage and adapt to changes in health care delivery. The CMA

are focused on an increase in unconditional federal dollars. We believe that more strategic federal investments are required now to support rebuilding health care delivery in Canada. ● First, we need federal leadership for pan-Canadian, integrated health human resources planning. An intergovernmental

will strengthen health care and “Work with provinces, territories, health professionals and experts in industry and academia to make sure that all Canadians can access a primary care family doctor.” The Health Minister’s mandate letter further confirms that the Government will work “with the support

organizations, we are constantly seeking ways to improve the health care system in order to bring about patient-centred care. That said, we are also well aware of the budget constraints Quebec is currently facing. Our comments will mainly address the following points: o Access to family physicians

and digital health, and improve virtual care and data. First, bring in retention incentives for health workers to improve health care access in areas of need. Health care workers in underserved communities and particular care settings are burned out and exiting their career, creating serious resource

health human resources planning. An intergovernmental approach, led by the federal government is now required. ● Second, it’s time to deliver on the promise to increase patient access to family doctors and primary care teams by delivering on the $3.2 billion commitment. As part

to Patient Transfers for Those Living in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada What is the challenge? Despite the Canada Health Act legislating that all Canadians be given universal and accessible health care, many people living in rural and remote communities do not have access to care close to home

for pan-Canadian integrated health human resources planning Recommendation 3: Scale up collaborative, interprofessional primary care Recommendation 4: Enable the adoption of a pan-Canadian licensure model to expand the mobility of medical professionals and virtual care to improve access to health

of lack of access to health care. Waiting lists for specialty care, procedures and diagnostics continue to increase in the face of a mounting health workforce crisis. Health providers are experiencing drastic levels of burnout are departing their profession, shuttering clinics, and reducing hours

into high-functioning networks based on the best available evidence. Report Surgical and maternity triage needs to be embedded within networks to address the tensions between sustainable regional programs and local access to care. Safety and quality must be demonstrated to be equivalent across similar

resources: health care will be delivered within collaborative practice models; pan-Canadian eligibility for licensure will support inter-provincial portability of all health care providers; and health human resource planning will align with communities in the short, medium and long term

, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system. Également disponible en français sous le titre : Améliorer l’accès équitable aux soins virtuels au Canada : recommandations fondées sur des principes en matière d’équité. To obtain additional information, please contact: Health Canada Address