Closing the gaps: Advancing emergency preparedness, response and recovery for older adults
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14384
- Date
- 2020-12-15
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
have plans in place to locate
their care recipients if they do wander or require
medical intervention(s) during an emergency.
2. Community-Based Services and
Programs Domain
Recommendation 2.1: Access should be
increased to tailored community-based programs
that educate older adults and their
- Policy Type
- Policy endorsement
- Date
- 2020-12-15
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Our Focus
- Aging
- Workforce planning
Documents
CMA pre-budget submission
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14259
- Date
- 2020-08-07
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
- Health information and e-health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
-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
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2020-08-07
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
- Health information and e-health
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Our Focus
- Workforce planning
2020 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14131
- Date
- 2020-02-25
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
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 of the
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2020-02-25
- Our Focus
- Workforce planning
Documents
Accessibility: The solution lies in cooperation
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11518
- Date
- 2015-03-25
- Topics
- Health human resources
two 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
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2015-03-25
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Our Focus
- Workforce planning
Documents
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14475
- Date
- 2022-05-09
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Ethics and medical professionalism
Association. We are
unified in the belief that there is no health care system without health care workers.
We come to you today with solutions – transformational ideas and reminders of existing commitments – that can
mitigate the current HHR crisis, address backlogs, expand access to primary care
Appearance before the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14472
- Date
- 2022-03-28
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Health systems, system funding and performance
, integrated 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 of this
Assessing Canada’s Health Accords 2000–2023: Buying time or buying change?
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14495
- Date
- 2023-04-20
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
, they embody an evolving
health care reform agenda centred around reducing wait times and improving access to primary care, home
care, mental health services and prescription drugs.
Compared to other accords, the 2023 health funding agreement represents the most significant federal
investment in
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Date
- 2023-04-20
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Our Focus
- Indigenous health
- Aging
- Workforce planning
Documents
Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023 and Pan-Canadian licensure
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14496
- Date
- 2023-03-27
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
- Health human resources
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) respectfully submits the following submission
to the Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023.
The introduction of Bill 60 is a promising step towards improving access to care and
health care worker mobility, objectives
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2023-03-27
- Our Focus
- Pan-Canadian licensure
- Workforce planning
Documents
Call to action: An approach to patient transfers for those living in rural and remote communities in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14466
- Date
- 2021-04-21
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
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
- Policy Type
- Policy endorsement
- Date
- 2021-04-21
- Our Focus
- Aging
- Workforce planning
Documents
CMA 2023 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14490
- Date
- 2022-10-06
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Population health, health equity, public health
-term
pan-Canadian mental health strategy for health care workers
Recommendation 3: Scale up collaborative, interprofessional
primary care
Deliver on the $3.2 billion commitment to expand access to primary care, and as part of that commitment
specifically:
• dedicate $1.2 billion to a Primary
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-10-06
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Population health, health equity, public health
Documents
CMA Letter to the Council of the Federation regarding the Council of the Federation meeting and Canada’s health funding priorities (health workforce, primary care, labour mobility)
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14486
- Date
- 2022-06-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
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. The
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-06-22
- Our Focus
- Workforce planning
Documents
Consensus statement on networks for high-quality rural anesthesia, surgery, and obstetric care in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14477
- Date
- 2021-05-17
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
force
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
A doctor for every Canadian - better planning for Canada's health human resources: The Canadian Medical Association's brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities - Addressing existing labour shortages in high-demand occupations
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10387
- Date
- 2012-05-09
- Topics
- Health human resources
functions. Key functions include advocating for health
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
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2012-05-09
- Topics
- Health human resources
- Our Focus
- Pan-Canadian licensure
- Workforce planning
Documents
Enhancing equitable access to virtual care in Canada: Principle-based recommendations for equity
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14447
- Date
- 2021-04-30
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health information and e-health
, 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
Ensuring equitable access to health care: Strategies for governments, health system planners, and the medical profession
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11062
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
2012 Dec 10).
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Murphy K, Glazier R, Wang X, et al. Hospital Care for All…
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Bierman AS, Angus J, Ahmad F, et al. Ontario Women’s Health Equity Report : Access to Health Care Services…Demeter S,
Reed M, Lix L, et al. Socioeconomic status and the utilization of diagnostic imaging in an urban
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Our Focus
- Aging
- Workforce planning
Documents
Federal policy options to advance Pan-Canadian licensure
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14471
- Date
- 2022-02-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Ethics and medical professionalism
2
Federal Policy Options to Advance Pan-Canadian
Licensure
1) Fund a Federal Health Care Regulator for all populations under federal
responsibility
Access to health care for Indigenous communities can be improved with moderate
legislative changes. In fact, these changes
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-02-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health human resources
- Ethics and medical professionalism
- Our Focus
- Pan-Canadian licensure
- Workforce planning
Documents
Health care transformation in Canada: Change that works, care that lasts
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy9837
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2010-07-13
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
advocating for health 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
Health human resource policy recommendations: Summary. Briefing to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14473
- Date
- 2022-04-14
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Ethics and medical professionalism
the Administrative Burden of
Healthcare Workers: A new health worker
support fund to improve the well-being of our
healthcare providers and support retention
Primary Care Integration Fund: Making sure
every Canadian has access to a family doctor or
primary health team
Medium term – Setting the
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2022-04-14
- Our Focus
- Pan-Canadian licensure
- Workforce planning
Documents
Improving efficiency in the Canadian health care system
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11525
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
, operating
rooms are not fully utilized. Strategies should 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
Joint Canadian Medical Association & Canadian Psychiatric Association Policy - Access to mental health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11890
- Date
- 2016-05-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health, health equity, public health
Joint Statement on
Access to Mental Health Care
from the
Canadian Medical Association
and
Canadian Psychiatric
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Date
- 2016-05-20
- Our Focus
- Aging
- Workforce planning