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Ontario Community Health Compensation Market Salary Review report now public
AFHTO has partnered with nine other provincial associations to complete a compensation market analysis. The report identifies competitive salary ranges for 79 positions in community health spanning multiple sectors including community support services, mental health and addictions, long-term care, primary health care, and other community health services.
We have now publicly released the Ontario Community Health Compensation Market Salary Review report, developed by Eckler. This comprehensive report offers invaluable insights into compensation trends in our sector. The Full Report, along with the Executive Summary, is available for your review.
One of AFHTO’s primary goals is to leverage these data to engage in productive conversations with government and to advocate for wage enhancements for the primary care sector. We have been actively engaging across government to ensure the sector’s challenges are widely understood. This is not a one-time effort, but an ongoing commitment that we are deeply invested in.
As part of that effort, we encourage you share on social media the graphics and copy in the document below:
Relevant materials:
- News release (along with a TinyURL for social media- http://tinyurl.com/bdeuhfsu)
- FAQ
- Social media copy and graphics
Reminder- Greenshield essential medicines program information session Dec. 14
Content provided by Greenshield
GreenShield’s Essential Medicines Program – their newest Social Impact program offering prescription drug coverage at no cost for individuals between the ages of 25 to 64 living in Ontario who do not have access to private drug plans and are ineligible for public programs (with exception of the Trillium Drug Program). The Essential Medicines program provides ‘the working poor’ prescription drug plans with no drug costs, no deductibles or copays, and no shipping fees and covers up to $1000 of medications on our list of “essential medicines” per 12-month enrolment (patients can reapply every 12 months).
Join Zoom Meeting on Dec. 14 12 noon
Meeting ID: 846 519 6022
Passcode: 218280
Relevant Information
- Prescreen tool
- Application form
- Email: essentialmedicines@greenshield.ca
- Phone: 1-888-348-5188
NB: AFHTO does not endorse the program. This session is hosted by Greenshield and provided for information only.
Member stories
Baawaating FHT- Pact aims to foster ‘culturally sensitive, patient-centred, and equitable’ health care for Indigenous peoples
Grandview Medical Centre and Two Rivers FHTs- OHTs want to divert mental health crisis calls away from hospitals
Pharmacists’ role and experiences with delivering mental health care in primary care teams during COVID-19
“Pharmacists’ role and experiences with delivering mental health care within team-based primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic” authored by Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, Kavita Mehta and others was recently published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice on Dec. 10, 2023.
News and updates including 2023 Auditor General report – 1in 5 ER patients didn’t have a family doctor
- Ontario needs plan to deal with staff shortages behind ER closures: Auditor report – CTV, Dec. 6, 2023
- Experiences of Canadians with long-term symptoms following COVID-19 – Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada, Dec. 4, 2023
- Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against post-covid-19 condition among 589 722 individuals in Sweden: population-based cohort study – BMJ, Nov. 22, 2023
Call for abstracts: OLTCA & ORCA’s 2024 Together We Care Convention
The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) in partnership with the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) are seeking abstracts for the 2024 Together We Care Convention and Trade Show. Learn more and apply here. Deadline Jan. 8, 2024.
Mindfulness for Leaders and Frontline Professionals in Health, Home Care, and Disability Support Services, Jan. 25- Feb. 29, 2023
Developed at the CAMH Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre
- Mindfulness for Leaders and Management Professionals in Health, Home Care, and Disability Support Services
- Mindfulness for Frontline Professionals in Health, Home Care, and Disability Support Services
ECHO Ontario Child & Youth Mental Health, Jan. 18- June 27, 2024
One-hour sessions are offered weekly on Thursdays with no cost to participate. Register here.