Lead Department: Health Canada
Start Date: 2003-2004
End Date: ongoing
Total Federal
Funding Allocation:: $63.1 M & $50 M per year
Description
Key horizontal initiatives included in the 2003 First Ministers' Accord on
Health Care Renewal are the establishment of the Health Council and the Canadian
Patient Safety Institute (CPSI), the development of a comprehensive strategy for
health technology assessment and the improvement of health human resources (HHR)
planning and coordination across the country.
Shared Outcome(s)
The 2003 First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal sets out an action
plan that will ensure Canadians have timely access to quality health care on the
basis of need and not their ability to pay.
Governance Structures
Health Council: Health Council of Canada is an independent,
arm's-length organization, whose corporate members are the participating
Ministers of Health. The Government of Canada is the sole funder of
the Council. Health Canada provides funding through a named grant
agreement for up to $10 M a year until March 31, 2008. Alberta and
Quebec have chosen not to join the Council. The Council has an
independent Chair, 12 Councillors appointed by jurisdictions, and 13
non-government Councillors. There are currently two P/T Deputy
Ministers sitting as government Councillors.
Health Technology Strategy:
With funding contributions from the federal, provincial and territorial
Ministries of Health, the Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology
Assessment (CCOHTA) operates as a non-profit corporation with its own Board of
Directors. CCOHTA's Board Members are appointed by the Deputy Ministers of
Health of the federal government and participating provinces and
territories. The Board provides governance of CCOHTA, sets policies
and priorities and assigns responsibility for the handling of funds.
Health Canada funds CCOHTA and the Canadian Health Technology Assessment
Strategy through a grant agreement. The current funding agreement is scheduled
to expire on March 31, 2008.
Health Human Resources: The main governance structures
that impact on the Health Human Resources (HHR) Strategy are:
- the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Delivery
and Human Resources (ACHDHR);
- the Health Human Resources Planning Sub-committee of the ACHDHR; and
- the National Expert Committee of the Interprofessional Education for
Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice Initiative (an external advisory
committee).
Canadian Patient Safety Institute: The CPSI is a not-for-profit
corporation at arm's length from government with its own Board of
Directors. An eight member founding Board, including two
provincial/territorial directors, is providing oversight of the Institute and
will be replaced by the permanent Board at the first meeting of
members. The permanent Board will consist of 16 directors - nine
elected and seven government appointed (six provincial/territorial and one
federal). The Board provides governance of the CPSI, sets policies
and priorities and assigns responsibility for the handling of funds.
Partners
Contact
Stephen LeClair, Acting Director
Health Care System Division
Health Policy Branch
613-941-2497
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