Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Canada Health Act, Prescription Drug, Bulk Purchasing
30 Dec 2017
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Non-financial inputs into canadian health system: physical, human, information technology resources. Sustainability: sufficiency of physical and human resources (and the funding necessary to mobilize these resources) and their appropriate balance, to provide timely access to quality health services. Services should be constantly adjusted to changing needs of population. Ministries of health have plans for the investment in infrastructure of public health care. 4. 5% of total health spending is on construction, machinery, and major equipment in the health sector. 25% on private sector facilities and equipment, including lt residences and private diagnostic clinics. Immediate post war years: rapid growth in number and size of hospitals - people wanting more inpatient care. Federal gov gave provinces hospital construction grants after ww2. 60s-80s and 90s: less investment in health capital, trying to reduce number of small and inefficient hospitals. 80s to 90s: 20% drop in the total number of hospitals offering inpatient care.
