The activist group Concerned Ontario Doctors raises questions on deal reached between the government and OMA, whose council ultimately will decide whether the agreement is ratified. ...
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Doctors split over tentative physician services agreement
Concerned Ontario Doctors is angry over how the OMA reached agreement with the government - as well as the deal itself. ...
Tentative OMA agreement would see ‘refined’ court challenge proceed: Hoskins
The tentative agreement allows the Ontario Medical Association to co-manage the physician services budget with the government to prevent overruns. The OMA will continue its court challenge seeking arbitration, but will m ...
Ontario should conduct study on use-of-force: mental health association
CMHA wants the government to find out what it would cost to have a mental health worker on scene with police when dealing with a person in crisis. ...
Coming autism announcement has critic literally dancing with joy
An announcement is expected Tuesday morning. ...
Health record privacy problems go beyond one snooping sister, lawyer contends
Christopher Du Vernet is hoping to build a class action against Trillium Health Partners, saying that his client's case "illustrates that the present legislation, the present penalties, the present regime is just not ade ...
Doctors concerned with minister’s increased power in health-care overhaul legislation
The Ontario Medical Association and the Concerned Ontario Doctors have some concerns about the province's Patients First legislation. ...
Ontario on the lookout for ‘innovation brokers,’ funding $20M on health tech start-ups
The Office of the Chief Health Innovation Strategist is funding projects that "support home and community care through virtual, digital and mobile health care technologies." ...
Change in oversight of colonoscopy clinics impacting Barrie location
The provincial government's decision to change the regulation of out-of-hospital clinics, made after outbreaks of hepatitis C were reported, is forcing a Barrie endoscopy clinic to close, says medical director. ...
Ontario moving forward with assisted dying policy in absence of federal legislation
Province will make the drugs required for medical assistance in dying available for free and set up a referral service for doctors. ...