Comparative review of the policy landscape of team-based primary health care service delivery in Western Canada /

In the findings and discussion sections of the report, we first outline the findings from our review of provincial contexts in which team-based primary care has developed, and then provide a summary of the policy review for each of the participating provinces followed by a comparative policy analysis. [...] In 2010, the province allocated $6M to the GPSC to establish Divisions of Family Practice to improve patient care and increase the satisfaction of family physicians and their influence on care delivery and policy (Cavers, Tregillus, Micco & Hollander, 2010; Health Council of Canada, 2013). [...] The 2003 Master Agreement between the health regions, the Ministry of Health (Alberta Health and Wellness, now Alberta Health) and the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) was foundational for revitalizing primary health care services. [...] Voluntary primary care sites across the province were tasked with improving the coordination of primary care services through the development of teams and the integration of prevention and health promotion within primary care (Saskatchewan Health, 2004). [...] Team-based care is identified as one of the building blocks of the primary health care system •The 2012-2013 Health Plan sets a target to link all residents to a primary health care team by 2015 2012 •Government announces $5.5M investment in new models of team-based primary care and identifies eight innovation sites •Funding to implement the Collaborative Emergency Centres is tabled in the 2013 -