Changes to services system for adults with developmental disabilities
Patients with developmental disabilities or their caregivers may ask FHTs about changes in the collection of personal information and/or how it may affect their services. Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) recently launched a province wide database to collect, store and access service information for adults with developmental delays. Service providers across the province have been asked […]
Smoking cessation – online tool to support patients
The Break It Off Mobile Application – a behaviour modification tool to help smokers kick the habit – allows patients to identify triggers, deal with cravings, track their progress, and call a Smokers’ Helpline Quit Coach directly through the application. It can be downloaded onto Apple and Android devices. This is part of the […]
Risk assessment tool for FHT boards
This risk assessment tool is a simple matrix that helps boards to systematically identify, assess and manage risk in their FHT. This is in Word format so you can download and use it in your FHT. A completed matrix is also posted as a PDF file to serve as an example of how the tool […]
2012 Ontario Budget: Highlights for FHTs
The central goal of the 2012 Ontario Budget is captured in the title of its news release: “A Plan to Balance the Budget, Create Jobs, Protect Education and Health Care.” The key sections for FHTs are “Transforming Health Care” and “A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR PUBLIC-SECTOR COMPENSATION”. FHTs may also be affected by the push for more […]
Updates from meeting with MOHLTC Primary Health Care Branch
AFHTO’s Operational Issues Working Group met yesterday (March 6) with Mary Fleming, Director of Primary Health Care Branch; Richard Yampolsky, Program Manager, FHT Implementation; Gayle Barr, Senior Program Consultant; and Erin Weinkauf, Program Analyst. Flexibility in Operating Plans and Budgets The need for greater flexibility, consistency and transparency in budgets was the central theme throughout […]
Updates on AFHTO support for members
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care One of AFHTO’s strategic directions is to build evidence of FHT performance and value to patient health is. Key to this is the capacity of FHTs to make the IT/IM investments needed to capture and report data consistently and reliably, and to use it for improvement. Consistent with […]
Primary care recruitment and retention: Letter to Premier and Finance Minister
The Ontario Government has not yet declared whether it will extend the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Act beyond its current expiry date of March 31. As part of our joint advocacy to address the challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified staff in primary care, AFHTO, in partnership with the Association of Ontario Health Centres and […]
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care One of AFHTO’s strategic directions is to build evidence of FHT performance and value to patient health is. Key to this is the capacity of FHTs to make the IT/IM investments needed to capture and report data consistently and reliably, and to use it for improvement. Consistent with […]
Outcome of Meeting with ADM on Primary Care Recruitment & Retention
Outcome of AFHTO-AOHC-NPAO meeting with ADM on primary care recruitment & retention This morning representatives of our three associations met with senior Ministry staff to review the findings and recommendations of our joint report – Toward a primary care recruitment & retention strategy for Ontario. (See details below). Ministry attendees included three members of MOHLTC’s […]
Toward a Primary Care Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Ontario
The Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO), the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) and the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) are pleased to share our joint report with our members. Toward a Primary Care Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Ontario (PDF 1.3MB) It has been a challenge for primary care organizations to recruit […]