Ontario Health Care
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Ontario forced to slow new medical school plans after ignoring warnings: AGAs part of its plans to improve access to primary care, the government announced it would expand the number of places available at Ontario’s medical schools would be increased.PoliticsDec 2
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Ontario does not have ability to measure success of its primary care plan: auditor generalOntario’s plan to expand access does 'not consistently have processes in place to plan and oversee programs and initiatives to improve patients’ access to primary care.'HealthDec 2
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Ontario adds $1.1B home care funding to reduce hospital pressuresOn Monday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said he would announce the money as part of the fall economic statement when it is tabled next month.HealthOct 27
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Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data publicSince a flare-up in emergency room closures in July 2022, Ontario Health has required hospitals to notify it if they are forced to shutter any major department to the public.CanadaSep 30
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Lack of planning, oversight led to Ontario home care supply shortages: ombudsmanPatients reported they had to go to hospitals because their home care supplies ran out, and doctors and nurses reported dying people were unable to get sedatives.HealthSep 24
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Ontario doctors awarded compensation increases, family docs to be paid for admin workOntario's doctors have a new, four-year agreement with the province that will give them increased general compensation and see family doctors paid for administrative work.HealthSep 18
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Ontario expanding pharmacist scope, looking to loosen regulations for other professionsThe Ministry of Health said it was kicking off consultations that would also let optometrists bypass physicians in some cases and psychologists prescribe antidepressants.CanadaSep 17
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Ontario home care nurses demand same pay, benefits as hospital counterpartsHundreds of home care nurses say they want to be paid the same as their counterparts in hospitals, as bargaining on a new deal gets underway.HealthSep 8
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Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern regionHealth officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province’s southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province’s total case count to 2,362 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. One case previously reported in Sudbury’s public health unit was subtracted...HealthAug 14
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Rural Ontario hospitals offering hefty incentives for traveling doctors amid shortageAs a travelling physician in northern Ontario, Dannica Switzer is acutely aware of the health-care crisis in underserved communities.HealthJul 31
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