South Island Division of Family Practice

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

 

Support FPs to provide culturally safe primary care

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  • Develop an understanding of health inequities experienced by Indigenous community members and determine how the Division and physician members can prioritize improvements in care and consider our role in reconciliation.

  • Address health inequities experienced by racialized and LGBTQ2S+ community members by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion practices in all our work.

  • Attend to the needs of vulnerable populations in our community, with a particular focus on mental health and substance use (MHSU).

Support FPs to provide culturally safe primary care

Strengthen our FP community (by increasing member support & engagement)

  • Prioritize physician health & wellness

  • Facilitate member access to practice support opportunities

  • Actively recruit family physicians

Strengthen our FP community (by increasing member support & engagement)

Build organizational capacity

(to better serve members & enhance the work environment for staff)

  • Build out a robust operational infrastructure to enable the Division to pursue and achieve its priorities.

  • Build out a Board succession plan to ensure continuity of leadership.

  • Strengthen the relationship between Board, staff and members.

Build organizational capacity (to better serve members & enhance the work environment for staff)

Effect Primary Care System Change

  • Articulate a clear Division position on issues that are critical to patient care and well-being, physician health, wellness and satisfaction and primary health care sustainability.

  • Ensure the Division's interests are represented at key decision tables.

  • Strengthen partnerships with other health care system partners.

  • Promote and support the development of physician leadership and management skills training.

Effect Primary Care System Change