Toronto Public Health is responsible for a wide variety of services, including school immunization programs, protection from infectious diseases, ensuring safe drinking water and more. Continue reading →

The Progressive Conservative government says in its recent budget that it intends to expand the scope of practice for certain regulated health professionals, such as pharmacists, nurse practitioners, dental specialists and optometrists. Continue reading →

In its budget delivered last week, the government says it plans to streamline the way land ambulance dispatch services are delivered by integrating the 59 emergency health services operators and 22 dispatch centres. Continue reading →

Changes to OHIP+, which took effect on April 1, mean that people under 24 whose parents have a private health-care plan are no longer eligible to receive the government funding. Continue reading →

“The very reason we have these sites is to keep people alive long enough that they have time to access treatment,” said Ward 10 councillor Joe Cressy. Continue reading →

Public Health Ontario statistics were quietly updated last week to show that 629 people in Ontario died from opioid-related causes from January to June of 2018. That marked an increase from the same time period in 2017, when 549 people died from opioid-related causes. Continue reading →

But Christine Elliott says it will likely take one to two years for them to become available. Continue reading →

Elliott says too much time is spent maintaining a fragmented system and far too many people believe it is the patient or family’s job to navigate the complicated landscape. Continue reading →