October 15, 2010

AHS Modeling options for Alberta Nursing

In August 2010, Alberta Health Services released a discussion paper on the potential restructing of the Nursing workforce in Alberta. The document, titled "From Forecast to Planning: Modeling Options for the Alberta Nursing and Health Care Aid Workforce", is a continuation of a previously announced AHS reorganization framed as "Workplace Transformation."

Early in 2010, Alberta Health Services announced Workplace Transformation. It is a plan to move to lower staffing levels, particularly of nurses. AHS presents this plan with engaging catch phrases and promises of consultation. But Nurses remain concerned.


For more information on "Workplace Transformation," watch this video from University of Alberta Nurse Researcher Donna Wilson.