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Operational Capacity Analysis
1. Operational Capacity Analysis to Support
Healthcare Outcomes
for Veterans
(or the unintended effects of asking simple questions…)
PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING EXCHANGE (PPX)
January 26, 2016
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3. About VAC
• VAC = Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans
Review and Appeals Board, Ombudsman
• Responsibility for pensions/benefits and services
for war veterans, retired and still-serving members
of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, their families, as well as some
civilians.
• 3555 personnel
• 4 Branches ( Service Delivery, Strategic Policy
and Commemoration, Strategic Oversight and
Communications, Human Resources and
Corporate Services)
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Service Delivery
• 4 Divisions Field Operations (District
Offices and client services), Central
Operations (Adjudications), Program
Management (Treatment and Benefits),
Health Professionals)
• 1550 personnel
6. Health Professionals Division
• Admin Staff (6)
• Field Staff
– Medical Officers (41)
– Nurses (55)
– Occupational Therapists ( 60-all
contractors)
• Directorate of Mental Health (23)
– Psychologists
– Social Workers
– Other occupations
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Context
• New Health Professionals
Division formed in 2012
• New DG Fall 2014
• New Departmental Strategy
• ( new DM new Min VA)
• Performance Measurement
8. Scope of HPD Workload Project
• Inventory activities
–(what are we doing?)
• Workload analysis
–(how busy are we?)
• Logic Model
–(are we doing the right things?)
• Performance Measurement framework
–( are we achieving the right outcomes?)
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Summary and Analysis of Capacity/Utilization Results
• Workloads can vary significantly from region to region
• Activities can vary significantly from province to province
• Analysis of “outliers” provides potential opportunities for process
improvement
• HPD staff continue to go “above and beyond” to help meet Healthcare
Outcomes for Veterans
A Canada-wide network of approximately 1,555 employees, with new hires coming on board, Service Delivery Branch delivers services through the following networks:
Online
Telephone
In person
Mail
Together these channels provide two way support and communication between VAC and Veterans and their families when they need it regardless of where they live
We have a network of partners that include all levels of government, the private sector and community organizations
Veterans and their families are always able to contact VAC staff by calling the following toll-free number: 1-866-522-2122, or by visiting us online. There, they can find My VAC Account and the Benefits Browser.
In-person channel:
60+ in-person service points across Canada, comprising:
National network of interdisciplinary client service teams in 26 areas offices and at 24 Integrated Personnel Support Centres (IPSCs) and 7 satellite centres on or near CAF bases and wings
Registered nurses & occupational therapists and VAC case managers also do home visits with Veterans for those requiring them.
8 area offices in Kelowna, Brandon, Saskatoon, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Corner Brook, Sydney and Charlottetown were closed on January 31, 2014. A VAC Client Service Agent is posted in each of the Service Canada locations nearest to the 8 closed VAC offices.
Prince George which was a service centre closed in January 2013.
National Network of Mental Health Clinics (28 currently: 10 VAC Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinics, 8 satellite OSI clinics and 7 CAF Operational Trauma Support Services Centres). We are building on the Network in fall 2015.
Service Canada offices (almost 600 nation-wide) VAC’s partnership with Service Canada is meant to complement our service-delivery network, not replace it.
Military Family Resource Centres (pilot)
Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) Peer Support Network. We are building on the current network of 48 volunteers with 15 additional and more focus on outreach.
On-line:
Web site www.veterans.gc.ca and www.servicecanada.gc.ca , including VAC Benefits Browser, My VAC Book and e-Tools such as PTSD Coach, OSI Connect and On-line Caregiver
My VAC Account (24/7 access)
Medavie Blue Cross
Military Employment Transition Portal
Telephone:
National Contact Centre Network (NCCN) - 1-800 Line
24/7 VAC Assistance Service, 1-800-268-7708
Service Canada
Medavie Blue Cross
Pastoral Outreach
Mail
Validation by comparison was one of the key aspects of the study. This also highlights the Estimated OT in each office which is obviously a management issue to be addressed (and maybe one of the key reasons the study was commissioned in the 1st place?