First-Line Managers: Scope of Responsibility in a Time of Fiscal Restraint

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Acorn ◽  
Marilyn Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
First Line ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Fiscal Restraint ◽  
Canadian Health Care

Fiscal restraint and government cost control have contributed to the downsizing and restructuring of Canadian health care organizations. As key players in the hospital sector, the role and responsibilities of first-line nurse managers have been significantly affected by these changes. This paper presents data from a survey of 200 first-line nurse managers in British Columbia which investigated the current scope of the first-line manager's role, the number of hierarchical levels within nursing departments, and views on managerial union membership.

scholarly journals Tobacco Control and Nicotine Addiction in Canada: Current trends, Management and Challenges

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew McIvor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Nicotine Addiction ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care

Despite a significant decrease in tobacco use over the past four decades, cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Canada. Nicotine addiction, unequal access to available support programs and gaps in continuity of health care are recognized as the main barriers to smoking cessation. To overcome these obstacles and to reach the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy goal of reducing smoking prevalence in Canada from 19% to 12% by 2011, several Canadian health care organizations developed extensive sets of recommendations. Improved access to affordable pharmacotherapies and behavioural counselling, better training of health care professionals and the addition of systemic cessation measures appear to be the key components in all of the proposed recommendations.The present article provides an overview of the current approaches to smoking cessation in Canada, describes the remaining challenges, and outlines recent recommendations that are geared toward not only tobacco control but also overall improvement in long-term health outcomes.

Management Training: How Canadian Health Care Organizations Compare

1992 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Loo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care

Management training has been receiving increasing attention over the past decade. The present study reports on a survey of 1,000 randomly selected Canadian organizations having at least 500 employees. Analysis of returns from 56 health care organizations and 169 other Canadian organizations yielded many notable findings. Only 36 percent of health care and 37 percent of other organizations report formal policies and procedures for management training. Fortunately, many health care organizations are evolving toward a more articulated and comprehensive approach to management training; however, the constraint of limited funds for training is frequently cited. Overall, both health care and other Canadian organizations recognize the importance of management training for achieving organizational goals and they are striving to improve such training.

scholarly journals Quality of working life indicators in Canadian health care organizations: a tool for healthy, health care workplaces?

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Cole ◽  
Lynda S. Robson ◽  
Louise Lemieux-Charles ◽  
Wendy McGuire ◽  
Claude Sicotte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care

Continuous Quality Improvement: Status of Canadian Health Care Organizations

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Murphy ◽  
Kelly Grimes ◽  
Barbara Snasdell-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Council ◽  
Canadian Health Care ◽  
Year 2000

The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) surveyed its client groups to determine how involved they had become in continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. This was a follow up to a 1992 survey. Most of the participating organizations indicated they had adopted a CQI philosophy. A major factor influencing this decision was the use of the CCHSA's client-centred standards. This article outlines the gains organizations have realized by implementing CQI, and the extent to which organizations have implemented CQI principles, methods and tools. The information from this survey has been used to develop the accreditation program for the year 2000 — “The AIM Project: Achieving Improved Measurement.”

The Canadian Health Care Conundrum

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
BRYAN R. FINE
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Canadian Health Care
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