Ontario Health Care
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There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministryRecruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is "not a major concern," the Ministry of Health suggests.Health4 hours
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‘I will never go back’: Ontario family doctor says new AI notetaking saved her jobOntario is piloting artificial intelligence software to help doctors take notes and reduce the paperwork they have to do. One doctor says it saved her career.HealthMay 2
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No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illnessThe Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave.HealthApr 24
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Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secretOntario's privacy watchdog has sided with the Ford government, finding that releasing estimates of the health-care staffing crisis could harm the province's economic outlook.HealthApr 24
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Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% pay increase, new agreement on agency nursesAround 65,000 hospital workers in Ontario have been given a two-year pay increase in an arbitration decision that also hands the union more insight into agency nursing costs.HealthApr 19
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Nurse practitioner fees could ‘undermine’ Ontario public health investment: ministerOntario Health Minister Sylvia Jones has written to the federal government asking it to help close what she describes as a 'loophole' in the system.HealthApr 16
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Peterborough County takes new approach to family doctor recruitmentThe Ontario College of Physicians released a report in late February that estimates there are more than 32,000 people without a family doctor in the Peterborough area.HealthApr 16
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Ford government promises to close fee-for-service health-care loopholeMore than a dozen health clinics across Ontario, led by nurse practitioners, have started offering a range of health-care services for fees that can average hundreds of dollars.HealthApr 8
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‘Treating people like adults’: Ford dismisses raising drinking age to 21 in OntarioOntario's top doctor recommended exploring a policy to raise the drinking age in the province but Doug Ford has dismissed the idea.CanadaApr 4
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Extra billing sometimes a ‘misunderstanding,’ Ontario health minister saysSylvia Jones says she would not use the phrase 'bad actors' to describe those that have extra billed Ontario patients as the province prepares for more private clinics.HealthMar 28
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