Public Health Chief Nursing Officer Working Group Report - 2011
The Ontario Public Health Organizational Standards require boards of health to designate a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) by January 2013.
Strategic Visioning
Elements of an Effective Innovation Strategy for Long Term Care in Ontario - 2011
The long-term care (LTC) sector in Ontario has been providing healthcare and accommodation services to Ontario‘s elderly for generations. These services help individuals who have health and personal care needs to enjoy the highest quality of life possible. However, systemic changes within the health care system, coupled with changing socio-demographic conditions, are fundamentally altering the context of LTC in Ontario.
Leadership for Health System Transformation. What's Needed in Canada? - 2011
The purpose of this brief is to recommend what is needed for health executives and senior leaders to effectively lead health system transformation in Canada. To develop a truly integrated patient-centred healthcare system, health leaders are called upon to work across boundaries related to organizations, professions, sectors and jurisdictions.
Vision 2020: Raising the Bar in Ontarios Healthcare system - Final - 2011
Vision 2020 is about delivering care that is focused on the patient; that is, putting them at the centre of all we do. It is about meeting many of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals of all ages in one place – their own family practice. It is about family physicians and other providers collaborating and exchanging knowledge and expertise to deliver excellent care for all. It is about educating the world’s best family doctors and their practice teams. It is about using valuable healthcare dollars wisely.
Enhancing the Public Health Human Resource Infrastructure in Canada - 2010
Presentation by the Canadian Public Health Association to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
There has been an active discourse in Canada over the past 45 years about the development and enhancement of the country’s health human resources. Recent reports have endorsed an enhanced health human resource planning strategy for public health.
Advancing Nursing Leadership in Long-Term Care - 2010
Nurses working in the long-term care (LTC) sector face unique workplace stresses, demands and circumstances. Designing approaches to leadership training and other supportive human-resource strategies that reflect the demands of the LTC setting fosters a positive work life for nurses by providing them with the skillsand knowledge necessary to lead the care team and to address resident and family issues.
A Synthesis of Canadian Community Health Nursing Reports - 2010
Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) provides a unified voice to represent and promote community health nursing and the health of communities. In carrying out its mandate, CHNC funded several initiatives to explore various aspects of community health nursing. Other funding bodies also provided similar research support in community health nursing.
The purpose of this report is to synthesize the findings and recommendations of recent reports relevant to community health nursing.
Maximizing Community Health Nursing Capacity in Canada: A Research Summary for Decision Makers - 2010
Nursing has always been an integral part of community healthcare, and that role will grow in the future. Rising hospital and long-term care costs, medical breakthroughs and new attitudes toward care are all driving demand for improved home care, public health, primary healthcare and other community care services.
RNAO Position Statement: RNAO Sounds the Alarm on Changing Models of Care in Nursing - 2010
RNAO is speaking out against actions being taken in some hospitals across Ontario.
Decisional Involvement of Senior Nurse Leaders in Canadian Acute Care Hospitals - 2010
The aim of the present study was to describe the scope and degree of involvement of senior nurse leaders (SNLs) in executive level decisions in acute care organizations across Canada.
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