From the Editors

Anne Wojtak; Neil Stuart

doi:10.12927/hcq.2023.27139

From the Editors

Healthc Q. 2023 Jul;26(2):1-3. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27139.

Authors

Anne Wojtak¹, Neil Stuart²

Affiliations

¹ A senior healthcare leader with 20+ years' experience in the home and community care sector in Ontario. She is the lead for East Toronto Health Partners (Ontario Health Team), has a consulting practice focused on health system strategy and is adjunct faculty at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON.
² Served for many years as a partner and practice leader in the Canadian healthcare consulting practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers and then IBM. Neil is on the board of Health Standards Organization and has an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Toronto's Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in Toronto, ON.

PMID: 37572063
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2023.27139

Abstract

As we consider the current pressures on healthcare, the options for where to focus our policy and leadership efforts are numerous and, at times, overwhelming. From health human resources capacity to access to mental health and preventative care to intermittent closures of emergency departments - the outlook is alarming. To help make sense of the situation, our Healthcare Quarterly (HQ) editorial team carefully considers a few areas to focus on in each edition. Over the past few issues, we have highlighted the importance of health equity and the challenges faced by different populations in gaining access to appropriate care and support. We continue to welcome submissions on this topic as we start to shift our focus toward other system priorities, including the mental health crisis in Canada. We are currently exploring a special focus edition on this long-neglected area of the health system and will be inviting submissions on this topic over the coming months.