The Physician Resource Committee (PRC) serves as a centralized entry point for reviewing physician replacement and funding requests. This process ensures a transparent, consistent, and strategic approach to allocating physician resources across Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and IWK Health (IWK).
The PRC reviews and approves requests related to:
- Physician vacancies and replacements
- Net-new physician funding requests
- Funding allocation pathways
Requests that fall outside the scope of PRC review include short-term coverage (e.g., locums), administrative/leadership roles, and sessional/daily stipend arrangements.
PRC Committee Structure
- Representatives from Nova Scotia Health, Department of Health and Wellness and IWK
- Meets bi-weekly for reviews.
- Urgent requests may be reviewed via email if consensus is reached.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviews and processes operational funding requests.
- Prioritizes and categorizes funding requests.
- Makes high-level decisions on funding reallocation and urgent requests.
- Approves net-new funding requests for business case processing.
FAQs:
Here is an FAQ document with some commonly asked questions about the PRC committee and process. If the information you're seeking is not here, reach out to physicianresourcecommittee@nshealth.ca.
