Health Workforce Innovation Challenge
Canada’s healthcare system is facing real challenges with healthcare workforce shortages and healthcare worker burnout. However, impactful solutions are emerging. Healthcare Excellence Canada’s innovation challenge ran for 12 months from 2023 to 2024 and helped turn these solutions into realities.
Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages and Burnout in Canada
If you work on the frontlines, you have likely experienced it firsthand: Canada’s healthcare workers are facing high levels of stress and burnout leading to increased turnover, critical staffing shortages and impacts on the safety and quality care of patients, residents and clients across the care continuum.
Despite these ongoing challenges, those working in Canada’s healthcare sector have proven to be creative and resourceful. Many dedicated individuals, teams and organizations are working on innovative approaches that address health workforce shortages and burnout head-on. To support and help scale these important efforts, Healthcare Excellence Canada launched the Health Workforce Innovation Challenge in the summer of 2023.
Methodology
Participating teams were provided with resources and awards to improve retention and support of their health workforce.
Supporting organizations
We are grateful to the following organizations for their support of the Health Workforce Innovation Challenge:
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Canadian College of Health Leaders
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Canadian Health Leadership Network
Canadian Health Workforce Network
Canadian Institute of Health Information
CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Health Quality Council of Alberta
HSO Health Standards Organization
Mental Health Commission of Canada
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