On January 30th 2006, Minister Smitherman announced a $90 million strategy to improve critical care services in Ontario. The Critical Care Strategy, designed to improve access, quality and system integration, is comprised of seven closely linked initiatives :

• Critical Care Response Teams
• Critical Care Capacity
• Health Human Resources
• System-Level Training
• Critical Care Information System
• Performance Improvement Collaborative
• Ethical Issues of Access

This innovative strategy is the result of an on-going collaboration between critical care healthcare providers, hospital administrators, ministry officials and others. The first phase of this collaborative effort is documented in the Final Report of the Ontario Critical Care Steering Committee. This 2005 report sets out a comprehensive blueprint for improving critical care services in Ontario. Based on the 33 recommendations in this report, the Ontario Critical Care Expert Advisory Panel, chaired by Dr. Alan Hudson, shaped the current strategy, identifying the seven components as priorities for provincial investment.

The Critical Care Strategy is being implemented under the direction of Hugh MacLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Accountability and Performance Division, and Dr. Bernard Lawless, Provincial Lead, Critical Care and Trauma. The implementation process is supported by the Critical Care Secretariat.

REPORTS
September 2006	Critical Care Nurse Training Standards Task Group Final Report  [PDF]
September 2006	Standards for Critical Care Nursing in Ontario  [PDF]
June 2006	Final Report of the Chronic Ventilation Task Group  [PDF]
March 2005	Final Report of the Ontario Critical Care Steering Committee  [PDF]
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