Provincial-Territorial Envelope Initiatives
Newfoundland and Labrador
$9,705,620
Objective:
To ensure the quality and sustainability of Newfoundland and Labrador's primary health care system.
Activities:
Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Health and Community Services are formalizing inter-disciplinary primary health care teams in all regions across the province. The teams, based on the needs of the population served, could include family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and others working together to provide comprehensive primary health care, and are intended to be part of a wider network of health care professionals including community pharmacists, dieticians, and psychologists.
To facilitate the implementation of teams and networks, the Department is developing support elements such as: template agreements, alternative funding models, governance/management structures, scope of practice process/tools, public education campaigns, and information technology (including enhanced clinical video-conferencing, electronic health record development and selfcare/telecare). To facilitate transition, these teams will be supported through change management strategies. Furthermore, the impact of these changes is being monitored and evaluated.
Expected Results:
- Primary health care teams and networks established in all regions of the province;
- Development of alternative funding models for physicians;
- Increased interdisciplinary collaboration and enhanced scope of practice among primary health care workers;
- Enhanced utilization of information technology, with completion of pilot testing of electronic health record;
- Improved client/patient access to the right health service, by the right provider, at the right time;
- Enhanced understanding by health care providers and consumers regarding the benefits of primary health care renewal;
- Enhanced prevention/promotion and community capacity activities in the regions;
- Enhanced satisfaction of public and providers; and
- Formalized evaluation of what worked well and what should be done differently.
Contact:
Juanita Barrett
Team Leader
Office of Primary Health Care
Department of Health and Community Services
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Tel: (709) 758-1548
Fax: (709) 729-2159
Email: juanitabarrett@gov.nl.ca
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