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Brief presented by the Saskatchewan Branch of the Canadian Public Health Association, a group comprised predominantly of professional workers in public health, with some representation of part-time or unpaid workers. The Canadian Public Health Association is a national organization of professional health workers, chartered by the Government of Canada. The national membership, including the Saskatchewan branch, has in its ranks physicians, dentists, nurses, sanitary engineers, psychologists, educators, sanitarians, laboratory scientists and technicians, and other professional health personnel. Associate members include citizens serving on the Boards of Health.

The Fiscal Sustainability of Health Care - the first of a three-volume set of selected papers from the Romanow Commission - comprises the most influential discussion papers on the fiscal sustainability of public health care in the future. The subjects covered include the current and potential cost drivers of the system, the financing and delivery of health care, fiscal federalism, and international trade regimes. While some of the contributors are among Canada's best known and respected figures in the field, others are relatively new scholars from Canada and abroad who bring fresh perspectives and new insights to the issue of fiscal sustainability. Presenting divergent diagnoses and policy prescriptions, the papers collectively highlight the many factors that governments and health care sector managers must confront to keep the Canadian health care system viable in the 21st century.

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a comprehensive definition of requirements for services in health institutions. They will help to identify problems related to administration, personnel, equipment and facilities; determine necessary remedial action; and set priorities for corrective measures on the basis of clinical need, funding and the degree to which the service is deficient.