Couchiching FHT to be named 2016 LEADing Practice
Congratulations to the Couchiching Family Health Team for being named a 2016 LEADing Practice Initiative. The FHT is being recognized for exemplary use of digital tools to strengthen clinical practice and provider experience. Couchiching FHT’s project integrated a tablet-based system into their EMR to screen patients at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This […]
Primary Care’s united response to Minister’s Patients First proposal
In a letter to Minister Eric Hoskins six associations of the Ontario Primary Care Council (OPCC) have provided initial feedback on the Province’s plans to strengthen our health care system. The Council recommends that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term set out clear principles for planning aligned with OPCC’s Framework for Primary Care in Ontario, develop […]
Budget Talks 2016: ask the Ontario government to address recruitment and retention
The Ontario government has opened Budget Talks 2016, an online portal for Ontarians to offer feedback to the government on 2016/17 budget planning, which provides another opportunity to raise awareness of the need for sufficient funding for recruitment and retention. Use this opportunity to continue the call to support recruitment and retention in primary care […]
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AFHTO’s initial response to Patients First Discussion Paper
On December 17, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care released its discussion paper Patients First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario. On its release, AFHTO issued the statement below from Dr. Sean Blaine, AFHTO President and Clinical Lead, STAR Family Health Team in Stratford ON. This was published in various newspapers including […]
Ministry releases Patients First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario
On December 17, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care released its discussion paper – Patients First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario. The paper addresses four components: More effective integration of services and greater equity Timely access to primary care and seamless links between primary care and other services More […]
HQO & ICES Report on Quality of Mental Health Services in Ontario
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) released Taking Stock: A report on the quality of mental health and addictions services in Ontario. The report finds variation both in access to and quality of mental health services across the province. Key Findings Visits to physicians’ offices for mental illness or […]
AFHTO releases two statements: care coordination/population-based primary care
December 7, 2015 – Today the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario released two new statements as part of members’ ongoing work to improve access and integration of care in a sustainable health system. These two statements respond to and build on recent reports: AFHTO response to the Expert Advisory Committee’s recommendations on population-based […]
Primary care teams in a population-based health system
Population-based primary care is about effective management of the health of defined groups of people. It ensures all within this group are attached to a regular primary care provider and can access the appropriate care when they need it. The province’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care convened an Expert Advisory Committee to recommend how […]
Undervalued: The revolving door of dietitians
Sudbury Northern Life article published on November 30, 2015. Article pasted in full below Jonathan Migneault – Sudbury Northern Life Lower salaries to blame, says Dietitians of Canada Sudbury’s City of Lakes Family Health Team has had three registered dietitians since 2008, due to a high turnover rate.“We joke that primary care just has a […]