Series Editor’s Foreword

List of Acronyms

1. Introduction and overview
1.1 Geography and socio-demography
1.2 Political context
1.3 Economic context
1.4 Health status of the population
1.5 Summary

2. Organization and regulation
2.1 History
2.2 Current organization of the provincial health system
2.3 Health system planning
2.4 Coverage and benefits
2.5 Regulation
2.6 Patients
2.7 Summary

3. Health spending and financing
3.1 Expenditures and trends
3.2 Public revenue
3.3 Private revenue
3.4 Public financial flows
3.5 Summary

4. Physical infrastructure
4.1 Hospitals and rehabilitation facilities
4.2 Long-term care facilities and personal care homes
4.3 Medical and diagnostic facilities
4.4 Public health services
4.5 Information and communications technology infrastructure
4.6 Research and evaluation infrastructure
4.7 Summary

5. Health human resources
5.1 Main workforce challenges
5.2 Physicians
5.3 Nurses
5.4 Other health professionals
5.5 Health workforce planning, education and training
5.6 Summary

6. Services and Programs
6.1 Public and population health services
6.2 Primary Care
6.3 Acute care
6.4 Long-term care
6.5 Public Prescription Drug Program
6.6 Workers’ compensation programs
6.7 Rehabilitation care
6.8 Mental health care
6.9 Dental health care
6.10 Complementary and alternative medicine
6.11 Targeted services
6.12 Palliative care
6.13 Summary

7. Reforms
7.1 Regional health system restructuring
7.2 Some incremental changes
7.3 Future prospects
7.4 Analysis

8. Assessment of the health system
8.1 Stated objectives of the health system
8.2 Financial protection and equity in financing
8.3 Equity of access
8.4 Outcomes
8.5 User experience and satisfaction
8.6 Efficiency
8.7 Transparency and accountability
8.8 Summary

9. Conclusion

References

Newfoundland and Labrador

A Health System Profile