Health professionals not included in any provincial workforce committee

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It is unclear which, if any, health sector partners are represented on the committee the Alberta government says steers the province’s health workforce plan.

In a statement to the News last week, the Ministry of Preventative and Primary Health Services said the Alberta Health workforce Oversight Committee is responsible for implementing the province’s Health Workforce Strategy.

Maddison McKee, a spokesperson for Minister Adriana LaGrange, said the committee collaborates with the relevant ministries and service providers to identify workforce gaps and ensure service continuity.

McKee said the committee is made up of multiple ministries and sector partners.

The province announced its intention to create a workforce planning committee in the 2023 Health Workfor