The complex health needs of a baby girl raise questions about the province's home care plans, and patients fundraising for health care costs. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Seen: Health and Long-Term Care mandate letter emphasizes access to health care
The health minister's mandate includes collecting more information from doctors, to help patients get better access to primary care. ...
Most Grassy Narrows residents still show symptoms of mercury poisoning: report
Premier Kathleen Wynne has expressed concerns a clean-up would exacerbate the situation. ...
Happening: Patient ombudsman’s first town hall
Newly minted health-care watchdog Christine Elliott will be in Toronto Wednesday evening to hear from Ontario's patients. ...
Mental health group looks to Supreme Court after losing constitutional challenge of Brian’s Law
A 2013 Ontario court decision said a “governmental review of the impact and effectiveness of community treatment order provisions...hopefully, will come to pass in the not too distant future.” ...
Trent Hills mayor planning to run for PCs in 2018, should he live that long
Lisa MacLeod says it would be fantastic for Hector Macmillan to run for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2018 election. ...
Hospital repair backlog info won’t be released: Minister
Releasing cost estimates for the repair needs of hospitals would drive up the costs of repairs, the Health Minister says. ...
Mayor’s case shows that Ontario has two-tiered health care, says MPP
The fact that many Ontarians, including Trent Hills Mayor Hector Macmillan, turn to crowdfunding to pay for medical expenses shows there's two-tier health care, says PC MPP Lisa MacLeod. ...
Heard: Health minister ‘can’t wait forever’ for doctors
There is still no date for negotiations to resume over Ontario doctors' compensation — Health Minister Eric Hoskins is blaming the doctors' association for “creating a wall” between itself and the government, preventing ...
Throne Speech 2016: Health-care priorities include centralizing specialist wait times
Government also plans to continue taking a hard line on physician compensation ...