Core principles and strategic directions for a pan-Canadian health human resources plan / : Principes fondamentaux et orientations stratégiques pour un plan pancanadien de ressources humaines en santé

Discussions centered around the elements contributing to the complexity of health human resources planning in Canada, the crucial role played by health care providers in the delivery of health services, and the most effective strategies to move a comprehensive planning framework forward to ensure the most appropriate and cost-effective supply of future health providers. [...] MISSION, VISION, VALUES The Mission of the Canadian health workforce is to improve the health and well-being of the population through a broad continuum of approaches. [...] While the Canadian Constitution assigns the responsibility for the delivery of health care to the provinces/territories, since its introduction in the 1960s, Medicare has sought to provide universal access to Canadians to hospital and medical services on uniform terms and conditions as set out in the Canada Health Act. [...] The role of support workers within the context of delegation and primary health care should also be examined.23 The examination of scopes of practice by the Health Council of Canada is a positive development.24 The Canadian Nurses Association in collaboration with the Canadian Practical Nurses Association, Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators and the Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Can [...] B. PAN-CANADIAN PLANNING Undoubtedly the biggest challenge to adopting a pan-Canadian approach to health human resource planning is the fact that the provinces and territories have primary responsibility for education and delivery of health services (with the exception of Aboriginal health services provided by the federal government).