Psychological health and safety in Canadian healthcare settings.
Psychological health and safety are growing priorities in Canadian workplaces, including Canadian healthcare settings. The workplace has a key role to play in promoting mental health. The Canadian Healthcare Association recently adopted a position statement strongly encouraging members and all health stakeholders to adopt and take action to implement the new voluntary standard, outlined in Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Senior policy analyst in the research and policy department at the Canadian Healthcare Association, in Ottawa, Ontario. She is also a board member of the Research Ethics Board at Ottawa Public Health. She can be contacted at 613-241-8005, ext. 210, or at jkitts@cha.ca.
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D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D002170:Canada; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards