LOGO Entité LOGO Central East / Entité 4: Building Engaged and Healthy Communities Together Central East Board of Directors February 26, 2014
Creation of French Language Health Planning Entities (FLHPEs) Local Health System Integration Act, 2006 Section 16 Ontario Regulation 515/09 Creation of 6 FLHPEs in Ontario
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Erie St-Clair South West Waterloo- Wellington Hamilton Niagara Central West Mississauga Halton Toronto Central Central Central East North Simcoe Muskoka South East Champlain North East North West Entité Érié St. Clair/Sud-Ouest Entité 2 Reflet Salvéo Entité 4 Réseau des services de santé en français de l Est de l Ontario Réseau du mieuxêtre francophone du Nord de l Ontario
Mandate FLHPEs advise the s on: Methods of engaging francophone communities; Health needs and priorities of francophone communities; Health services available to Francophones in the area; Methods of identifying and achieving designation for health service providers in order to improve French language health services in the area; Strategies to improve access to, accessibility of, and integration of French language health services; and Planning for and integration of French language health services
Designated region and main areas of concentration for Francophones Designated Region: o Scarborough Main areas of concentration for Francophones o Durham Region o Scarborough
Demographic Profile Region Total Population Francophone population Percentage Northumberland 80,340 1,280 1.6 Peterborough 133,495 1,795 1.3 Durham 604,125 12,870 2.1 Kawartha Lakes 72,180 895 1.2 Toronto (Scarborough) 2,589,085 59,140 2.3
Our Focus Our Focus: Collaborate and partner to meet Francophone needs Our Work: Starts and ends with the patient and community Our Approach: research, assess, analyze data and identify needs of patient, family, caregiver assess existing information/supports align recommendations for action with Joint Action Plan priorities implement solutions for patients, families, caregivers
deliver Our Model s LEADERSHIP Joint Action Plan & Recommendations Entité 4 COMMUNITY FOCUS Strategic Direction Patient- Centred Care Support & Guidance HSP RESULTS
Strategic Planning Entité perspective re: what is needed to meet the needs of the francophone community Options and recommendations for action How recommendations align with Ministry and priorities RESULT: Achievement of mutual goals
2013 Recommendations Entité 4 made 5 recommendations to CE 4 were implemented 1 is under review At least 80% of recommendations were implemented
To ensure success We need to ask: What difference has it made to the health care system? What difference has it made to the francophone community? What s the real change? What can be leveraged and applied elsewhere? We need to deliver by: Adapting existing services to meet francophone needs Developing new services or products through collaborative projects
Success: Adapting Existing Services Process Need expressed by community + Opportunity for change Recommendation to engage providers /Entité/Providers collaborate to identify needed improvements HSP implements change with support of s and Entité 4 Results Prioritization of Francophones for access to beds at Pavillon Omer Deslauriers in Bendale Acres Chronic Disease Self- Management Peer Leadership Training (Train the Trainer) for Francophones in the Central, Central East and NSM regions (2012) and Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop in Scarborough
Success: Developing New Services Process Need expressed by community + Opportunity for change Results Funding of new francophone HSP to operate a day centre for seniors in Durham Entité identifies a provider to meet the need Entité and provider develop project HSP: presents project to & Entité: recommends project to HSP implements new services with support of s and Entité 4
Lessons Learned Recognize the work of our providers as the key to implementing and sustaining change Build and maintain strong relationships between Entité staff and FLS coordinators and planners Ensure senior leaders are at Entité/ Liaison Committee table Ensure Francophone Community Engagement through Entité/ Strategic Planning Culture change emerges from what you do not what you say - Leslee Thompson, President & CEO, Kingston General Hospital
CE best practices Relationship between Entité and is based on professionalism: Recognition of the Entité s mandate Rigourous analysis of recommendations Communication with Entité in French and English Proactive Result-oriented
Opportunities for improvement Make FLS everybody s concern both at the and Ministry levels Include francophone perspective at the early stages of planning initiatives at the and Ministry levels Robust accountability mechanism for FLS between Ministry-s and Service Providers
Opportunities for improvement Concerted provincial effort Develop and implement strategies to obtain better data and thus enable better planning
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