The government's new mental health and addictions strategy will hopefully release sometime this fall, Michael Tibollo said. ...
Category: Health
Ministry of Health vows to begin hiring permanent patient health-care advisory council soon
Former PFAC member David Fasano said the government hasn't adequately planned for succession, ignoring a plan from its initial members. ...
Parents say children ‘coughing up blood’ due to vaping: Christine Elliott
Elliott said she is treating vaping a "priority matter" and that she is "not going to sit around and look at statistics for months and months on end.” ...
Ministry of Health to begin search for patient ombudsman 19 months after current health minister left the position
The office's executive director, Craig Thompson, told QP Briefing he had no idea the government would be starting the search soon. ...
Only 15 per cent of Ontario hospitals in ‘good’ condition, Christine Elliott says
The rating is based on the province's Facility Condition Assessment Program. About 65 per cent of Ontario hospitals are in "poor" or "replace" condition. ...
‘Groundhog Day’: More than 100 Toronto doctors sign letter urging province to reverse new public health cuts
Board of Health Chair Joe Cressy said the cuts will cost Toronto $14 million per year, and $4.3 million in the first year despite mitigation measures. ...
AMO 2019: Municipalities ‘very receptive’ to greater naloxone access, presenters say
Asked whether he got any pushback to naloxone from municipalities, Adapt Pharma general manager David Renwick said there was “absolutely none” ...
New report details effects of climate change on children’s health as environment remains top of mind for voters
The campaign asks Ontarians to take a pledge to stay informed about climate change, share and support action against it. ...
NDP urges Ontario not to cut wage boost programs for some caregivers
Horwath called for another phase of the public inquiry into long-term care in Ontario spurred by health-care serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer. ...
Public inquiry into killer nurse Wettlaufer says government must boost long-term care funding to prevent more murders
Report author Justice Eileen Gillese said the killings would not have been discovered had Elizabeth Wettlaufer not confessed. ...