Brad Havervold, Executive Director

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Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Brad Havervold, Executive Director Workforce
Planning Branch
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Governments Commitment

• A transformation our healthcare system that
  provides
• Better Care
• Better Health
• Better Value and,
• Better Teams.

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Growth Plan Priorities-Health

• Reduce surgical waits to no more than 3 months by
  2014
• Eliminate wait times in emergency by 2017 and,
• Address rural family physician supply.

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2013 Speech from the Throne

• Seniors Care
• Seniors house calls
• LTC action fund and,
• Home First.
• Hot spotting
• Strengthening mental health addictions services
• Collaborative Emergency Centres

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Other Priorities

• Lean
• Appropriateness and,
• Strengthening Primary Health Care.

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Transforming the System

• New models of care to ensure the right mix of
  providers at the right time
• Primary Health Care Innovation Sites
• Collaborative Emergency Centres
• Working in teams -- full-scope-of-practice
• ER waits and hot spotting

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The Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals

• Ministry of Health work with our partners
• Regional Health Authorities
• Ministry of Advanced Education
• Post-secondary institutions health education
  programs

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Inter-professional Education in Healthcare

• Inter-professional health education offers
  opportunities to better prepare students for the
  healthcare workforce of the future.
• Health system will continue to evolve. The
  workforce must be flexible and responsive.

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Inter-professional Education in Healthcare

• Educational programs must be adaptable and
  respond to evolving needs of the system.
• Look for opportunities in the educational
  programs to practice in teams and learn together.

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