FHT Funding Agreements: deadline extended to April 29, 2011
Ministry staff are distributing today (April 15) a memo from Phil Graham announcing the sign-back deadline is extended to April 29, 2011. The memo reads: I would like to thank all those Family Health Teams who have reviewed the new FA and articulated their issues and concerns to the ministry and those who have […]
FHT Funding Agreements: update on the “employee requirement”
AFHTO has learned the Ministry is working on a framework for granting exceptions to the “employee requirement” that appears in all Funding Agreements. They expect the draft to be completed in the next few weeks. AFHTO was told that, at minimum, we would get advance notice of the content of this framework. AFHTO continues to […]
FHT Funding Agreements: update on Ministry’s new deadline
AFHTO has learned that all FHTs who requested an extended deadline to sign their Funding Agreement have received it. For some FHTs the new deadline is Friday, April 8, and others have until Friday, April 15. The FHT Unit has told AFHTO it will work with each FHT individually to resolve the issues the FHT […]
FHT Funding Agreements: OMA’s legal review / up dates
AFHTO has just received a copy of a review by OMA legal counsel of the FHT Funding Agreement – Physician Sponsored template. This is posted on the OMA’s members-only website or click here to view. Some comments in the review apply to the Mixed Governance and Community Sponsored templates as well, and so this is […]
Provincial budget stays the course for FHT funding for 2011-12
This is a review of the what the Ontario provincial budget means for FHTs, prepared for the benefit of AFHTO members. The good news for FHTs is government’s commitment to “protect education and health care”. In documenting its record in office, creation of 200 FHTs are once again mentioned as one of the key achievements […]
FHT Funding Agreements: recommendations for your FHT’s consideration
The Ministry template for FHT Funding Agreements has serious implications for FHTs, therefore this message is being sent to all FHT leaders, AFHTO members and non-members alike. This message follows up on an e-mail sent to all AFHTO members on March 25 and a related message sent to non-members on March 26. The AFHTO board […]
FHT Funding Agreements – concerns about “Requirement that all funded positions be employees”
The cover letter for all of the funding agreements MOHLTC has sent to FHTs contains a paragraph called “Requirement that all funded positions be employees”. This post: · Summarizes specific issues AFHTO has collected to date, from e-mails and phone calls with EDs & lead physicians over March 24-25, 2011. · Reports on outcome of […]
NP-SERT implementation
Click here to access AFHTO’s notes on the questions and answers discussed during the two teleconferences on NP-SERT hosted by MOHLTC on March 11, 2011. Click here to to access the Q&A document e-mailed by MOHLTC on February 1, 2011.
MOHLTC February 2011 Family Health Team Newsletter
Click here to access the February 2011 edition of “FHT to Print”, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s newsletter for family health teams.
FHT Leaders’ Response to AFHTO’s Draft Strategic Plan – February 2011 survey results
AFHTO belongs to FHTs and is the voice for FHTs. The AFHTO board of directors therefore engaged FHT leaders in developing a strategic plan, and in finding the way to build AFHTO into a strong and sustainable voice for FHTs. Building on the consensus achieved among 150 FHT leaders in November 2009, the board further […]