Investor Presentaiton
Prince
Edward
Island
CANADA
Table of
Content
Introduction
Priority 1- Keeping our Island Healthy in a
Growing and Evolving Health System
Priority 2- Seamless Experience: Right
Time, Right Place, Right Care
Priority 3-
Equitable Access
Priority 4-A Healthy &
Sustainable Workforce
Glossary
Priority 4 - A Healthy & Sustainable Workforce
② Supporting our Workforce
The Current State
• In 2013, Canada became the first country in the world to develop a
voluntary standard on psychological health and safety in the
workplace.27
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Healthcare workers are 1.5 times more likely to be off work due to
illness or disability than people in all other sectors. Chronic stress is
common in a strained system. 28
COVID-19 pandemic strains workforce capacity, many Canadian
healthcare workers report its negative impact on their wellbeings.29
The Future Goal
• Promote and protect the psychological health of healthcare
workers.
• Provide mental health training for healthcare workers and promote
awareness of available programs and benefits.
• Have more cross-industry collaboration to reduce capacity
concerns and lessen the burden on healthcare workers.
Enablers for Developing a Healthy and
Sustainable Workforce
Technology helps healthcare workers work.
more efficient and reduce the burden from
certain administrative tasks. It also helps
promote awareness of available programs
and benefits to healthcare workers.
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