For 2025, a limited amount of funding is available to support South Island-based divisions (or smaller departments) to undertake collaborative conversations about goals, objectives, and action plans for the group. It is intended that the majority of the division/department will participate in this collaborative work. Please note that we can only compensate those with privileges at RJH and/or VGH.
Because this funding comes from Facility Engagement, the discussions must fit within the Funding Guidelines:
Three options are available to support these conversations:
Option 1: A division/department undertakes their own internal strategic planning session(s), without help from an outside facilitator. The MSA will provide templates to help guide the conversation. Division/department members will receive up to 3 hours of sessional payment for their time, and the medical lead(s) of the strategic planning will receive up to 10 hours of additional sessional compensation for their coordinating role.
Option 2: A division/department undertakes strategic planning session(s) with support from one of the MSA Administrators, using the templates described above. Division/department members will receive up to 3 hours of sessional payment for their time, and the medical lead(s) of the strategic planning will receive up to 5 hours of additional sessional compensation for their coordinating role.
Option 3: A division/department undertakes strategic planning sessions with support from an external facilitator (costs run $3-10K). Depending on the cost of the facilitator, additional funds for the medical lead(s) and physician participants may be available.
Location: The South Island MSA Admin team can help book an onsite meeting room for the strategic planning discussion.
Catering: The MSA can support up to $35 per person for catering. This would be outside of the Strategic Planning Funding envelope.
Process:
- An online request form will be completed by the physician leading the initiative for the division or department.
- The lead physician will be contacted by an MSA administrator to determine the most appropriate approach for the group to take and for any other details needed.
- MSA Administrators will vet the requests for suitability, and make recommendations to the Executive, who will decide on funding.
- Groups that cannot be funded in a year will be prioritized for the following year, should the South Island MSA be in the financial position to offer Strategic Planning Funding again.
- Some teams have accessed SIFEI Engagement Project Funding to support this kind of work in the past. They are welcome to apply three years (or longer) after their engagement project. Priority will be given to divisions that have not accessed funding previously.
- Funding will expire on March 31, 2026.
Questions? Please contact us at info@southislandmsa.ca