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Fairhaven long-term care facility in Peterborough to lose $204,000 in provincial funding
The first wave of funding loss is Aug. 1, with the full impact being felt by the facility in April 2020. Continue reading
Ontario health
Ford government lays off more than 400 workers at Ontario health agencies Wednesday
By Travis Dhanraj Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
In all, the government plans to eliminate 825 positions at health agencies; these positions are to be merged into Ontario Health. Continue reading
Number of Ontario teens visiting hospital ER for self-harm rises between 2009 and 2017: study
The study, published this week in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, also found the rates of visits by teens aged 13 to 17 for mental health problems rose 78 per cent during that time. Continue reading
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‘I think suicides would go up’: Chronic pain sufferers say Ontario therapy program changes could be devastating
By Caryn Lieberman Reporter
“I think people would be desperate and I think people would look for pills from anywhere,” Dina McDermott says, referencing potential changes to nerve-block therapy frequency. Continue reading
Ontario woman with rare disease forced to pay hundreds of thousands to cover ‘miracle drug’
The road has been long and it’s been exhausting for Tori Lacey, who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2, but finally the miracle is here in the form of a drug called Spinraza. Continue reading
Ontario premier says management-level jobs will be axed amid health-care system overhaul
Ford says people in the local health integration networks, such as CEOs, presidents and vice-presidents will be axed, but front-line jobs will be protected. Continue reading
Ontario doctors’ contract to increase health spending by $1.5B: watchdog
Last month’s arbitration ruling put no hard cap on increases in the physician services budget, which the government had urged. Continue reading
CEO of South East LHIN optimistic about government’s Ontario Health super-agency plans
By Sharmeen Somani Online video journalist
“I think it should help with overall patient care. It should allow family doctors, especially, (to be) able to access services,” said Paul Huras. Continue reading
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‘There’s no fixing the system’: Grieving family questions planned overhaul of Ontario health care
By Caryn Lieberman Reporter
The daughter and husband of a woman who died over the weekend from cancer is responding to the Doug Ford government’s plans to overhaul the health-care system. They say the system needs more than a transformation. Continue reading
Ontario Health super agency to co-ordinate provincial health-care system
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