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Each year, the Health Council publishes a report outlining progress made on First Ministers’ 2003 and 2004 commitments on health care renewal. These reports are available here for download, or contact us for a copy.
We speak directly to Canadians, offering a national, system-wide perspective and constructive advice on how to improve access, quality, and effectiveness in health care and population health.
The Health Council also publishes reports and background papers focusing on specific health care and population health issues.
December 2007
Canada must strengthen efforts to prevent chronic health conditions and support patients as active partners in their own care, says the Health Council of Canada’s latest report. If governments act now, they can curb the growing epidemic of chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Learning from Canadians with Chronic Health Conditions
October 2007
To encourage government action on the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy (NPS), the Health Council of Canada released Safe and Sound: Optimizing Prescribing Behaviours – Summary of Main Themes and Insights, a summary report containing information and advice gathered at a policy symposium the Council held in Montreal June 12 - 13.
Safe and Sound: Optimizing Prescribing Behaviours – Summary of Main Themes and Insights
June 2007
The Health Council's latest report on wait times takes a patient’s perspective to explore the new patient wait time guarantees and to demonstrate the country’s progress in reducing wait times for non-emergency care.
Wading through Wait Times: What Do Meaningful Reductions and Guarantees Mean?
May 2007
Canadians spend more than $20 billion each year on medications. But some drugs are over-prescribed, some are under-prescribed, and some prescriptions are not the best or safest choice for the patient who receives them.
Safe and Sound - Optimizing Prescribing Behaviours
March 5, 2007
The report examines the way chronic health conditions – specifically diabetes – are diagnosed, managed and treated in this country and explores changes in lifestyle and care that can have profound, practical and positive effects on the health and quality of life of Canadians with chronic health conditions.
February 1st 2007
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November 28, 2005
Modernizing the Management of Health Human Resources in Canada: Identifying Areas for Accelerated Change.
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