Islanders can help Health PEI plan current and future programs and services in the primary care networks across Prince Edward Island by responding to a survey that will soon arrive in mailboxes across the province.
“Primary care is important because it is the first point of contact that Islanders have with their health system, whether it is with their family physician, nurse practitioner, a diabetes educator, a mental health care provider, a nurse or at a walk-in clinic,” said Keith Dewar, CEO of Health PEI. “By responding to this survey, Islanders can tell Health PEI which primary care services are important to them.”
The seven-page survey will be in English and French and arrive in every Islander’s mailbox in mid-November. It can be returned in the self-addressed envelope provided or it can be completed online at www.healthpei.ca/communitysurvey after November 16. Additional surveys will also be available at Access PEI sites and health centres across the province. Responses are requested by November 30, and will be kept completely anonymous and confidential.
Survey questions focus on current primary care services and the prevention and management of chronic disease, and the answers will assist Health PEI in providing services that meet the health care needs identified by Islanders. These services are being delivered through five primary care networks across the Island – West Prince, East Prince, Queens West, Queens East and Kings. Each network uses teams of health-care providers who work together to deliver services. The objective is to ensure that all Islanders can access a primary care site within 30 km of their home.
“We hope everyone takes a few minutes to complete the survey,” said Dewar, “and we look forward to hearing from Islanders from across our province.”