The message is part of the ONA's "Nurses Vote" election campaign, which also calls for universal pharmacare and national standards for long-term care. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Stakeholders looking for more patient engagement, community services from province’s new mental health strategy
The government's new mental health and addictions strategy will hopefully release sometime this fall, Michael Tibollo said. ...
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. ...
Christine Elliott blames former Liberal government for condition of Ontario hospitals
Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser defended his party's record, saying they invested more in the province's hospitals than any other Ontario government. ...
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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” ...