Help improve patient care in Burnaby: Submit a Shared Care project idea
Do you have an idea that could improve patient care or strengthen collaboration between health care providers in Burnaby?
Following a provincial review and refresh of the Shared Care Project Funding Program, the Overarching Burnaby Shared Care Steering Committee is now inviting ideas for new quality improvement projects for 2026–2027.
What do Shared Care projects look like?
Shared Care projects bring family physicians, specialist physicians, and community partners together to address local gaps in care and improve how patients move through the health system.
Current and previous Burnaby projects have worked to:
- Connect patients with community and social supports through social prescribing
- Improve access to metabolic screening for unattached patients
- Strengthen communication between family physicians, community health nurses, and PCN allied health providers who share patients
- Support autism spectrum disorder screening in primary care
- Improve communication between Public Health and Burnaby family physicians
Explore our Shared Care projects and Clinical Resources to learn more about the work underway in Burnaby and access tools developed through previous projects.
Who can submit an idea?
Project ideas are welcome from anyone who sees an opportunity to improve care in Burnaby, including:
- Family physicians and specialist physicians
- Nurses and allied health professionals
- Community organizations and social service agencies
- Fraser Health partners
- Staff from the Burnaby Division of Family Practice and the Burnaby Hospital Medical Staff Association
What types of projects are being considered?
Proposals should respond to an identified local need and align with the following Shared Care priorities:
Align with health systems priorities
Cancer care, mental health and substance use, maternity care, seniors care, surgical care, and emergency department stabilization
Demonstrate outcomes and impact
Use quality improvement methods, measure results, and improve the experience of patients and providers.
Support sustainability and spread
Build on successful work, collaborate with partners, and consider how improvements could be sustained or expanded.
Applicants are encouraged to review the priorities and updated funding requirements before completing the intake form.
Submit your project idea by August 31, 2026.
Burnaby Shared Care projects are supported through provincial funding from the Shared Care Joint Collaborative Committee.
Questions? Contact sharedcare@burnabydivision.ca.
