Ontario can't legitimately complain the federal share of health funding is decreasing unless it increases its own health-care funding more than previously planned, a report found. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Happening: Ontario Medical Association executive, including the president, resigns
The OMA executive resigned Monday, after initially rejecting calls for their resignation by members. ...
Health Minister setting up patient hotline for access to physician-assisted death
The Tories say they will introduce an amendment to Bill 84, the government's physician-assisted death housekeeping legislation, that would protect conscience rights of doctors. ...
Happening: Ontario working on ‘humanitarian response’ to children’s surgeries being cancelled by Trump travel ban
The province is hoping to find a way to provide surgeries for children who were blocked from surgeries in the U.S. due to the travel ban. ...
Chief coroner responds to criticism over no inquest into 12-year-old’s suicide
Dr. Dirk Huyer says the problems in the children and youth mental health system are already well-known by the government, so an inquest wouldn't help. ...
Happening: Trent Hills mayor gets pancreatic cancer treatment pledge from health minister
Trent Hills Mayor Hector MacMillan got answers from the health minister in his most recent bear pit appearance. ...
ROMA 2017: For rural communities, sub-LHINs mean greater equity, deputy minister says
Doctors and the province will come to an agreement eventual, says Deputy Minister Bob Bell. ...
Ontario Medical Association leaders lose confidence vote, but keep their positions
Ontario's doctors are divided when it comes to the leadership of their association. ...
Ministry orders admissions freeze at nursing home in murder case, over risk of harm to residents
The long-term care home where a former nurse is accused of killing seven people has been ordered to stop admitting patients. ...
Happening: Ontario Medical Association executive to face confidence vote Sunday
OMA president Virginia Walley and president-elect Stephen Chris are both facing a vote seeking their removal. ...