FHT Success Stories
February 10, 2012
Quality Planning – accelerating Queen’s FHT’s ability to meet targets
The Queen’s Family Health Team (QFHT), an academic teaching clinic with 22 family physicians, 20 nursing and allied health members and 50+ family medicine residents rotating through the clinic, embarked on a quality improvement process in 2008. QFHT has established …More
September 15, 2011
Rural health care providers unite to provide optimal health services
Wellington hospitals, Family Health Teams, Community Care Access Centres and Mental Health Services signed a collective agreement last Wednesday aimed at optimizing health and patient care in our rural communities. The local rural health partners include Groves Memorial Community Hospital, …More
Key Issues
May 17, 2012
AFHTO 2012 Conference: 1 week left to submit presentation abstracts and award nominations
May 25th is the deadline to submit presentation abstracts and award nominations for the AFHTO 2012 conference – Demonstrating and Celebrating the Value of Family Health Teams. We encourage you take this opportunity to share all of the great work …More
May 8, 2012
Updates on OMA-MOHLTC negotiations
Both parties involved in the negotiations have posted the following public statements: May 7 response from OMA – https://www.oma.org/Mediaroom/PressReleases/Pages/CutstoHealthCare.aspx May 7 response from MOHLTC – http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/05/ontario-freezing-doctor-pay-to-invest-in-more-community-care-for-families-and-seniors.html May 3 news release from OMA – https://www.oma.org/Mediaroom/PressReleases/Pages/NegotiateFairly.aspx April 27 response from Minister of …More
Featured FHT
October 4, 2011
South East Toronto FHT’s “Virtual Ward” recognized in Hospital News
Aging at home the right way: Toronto Family Health Team’s Virtual Ward is the story that appears in the October 2011 issue of Hospital News. Click here to read the Hospital News story. Click here for more background on SETFHT’s …More
June 1, 2011
Credit Valley Family Health Team to be expanded to serve local Francophone population
TORONTO/CNW/ – The Office of the French Language Services Commissioner is pleased to report that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be implementing concrete measures to ensure the development of primary French-language health care services in the Peel-Halton …More
