Letter from President: AFHTO submission to Minister on optimizing the value of team-based primary care
Dear board chairs, EDs and Lead MDs/NPs of AFHTO-member organizations: I am forwarding to you the briefing note AFHTO has produced to inform the Minister and ministry’s thinking as they develop plans for moving toward “comprehensive regionally governed, population-based primary health services for Ontarians.” True to our mission to work with and on behalf of […]
“Many moving parts”: update from May 19 PHC Branch meeting
Discussion at the May 19 quarterly meeting of AFHTO and MOHLTC Primary Health Care Branch covered: Parameters and next steps for developing new contract templates, given the ministry’s intent to: Conduct a review of all interprofessional primary care models Move toward “comprehensive regionally governed, population-based primary health services for Ontarians” Implement policy directions emerging from […]
2015 Ontario Budget: What it means for AFHTO members
April 23 – The Minister of Finance released the 2015 Ontario Budget, providing a blueprint for government spending for the 2015-2016 fiscal year Retention and recruitment in primary care AFHTO attended the budget lock-up along with our colleagues from AOHC and NPAO. While we are very disappointed there wasn’t a formal commitment in the budget […]
Patients Experience of Care Coordination and Communication
April 15- AFHTO welcomes the release of “Experiencing Integrated Care: Ontarians’ views of health care coordination and communication”, Health Quality Ontario’s (HQO) report on patients’ experiences of their transitions between health care providers and the associated care coordination and communication. The report focuses mainly on patients’ experiences of transitions and communication between doctors, specialists and […]
Primary care recommendations in Home and Community Care Report
Today the Ontario government announced “Ontario Endorses Expert Report on Home and Community Care” as it released Bringing Care Home, a report from the expert group on home and community care led by Dr. Gail Donner. The release stated, “This report will help inform the next steps in Ontario’s home care strategy which will be […]
What’s ahead for FHTs + NPLCs: update from Mar. 5 PHC Branch meeting
Topics discussed at AFHTO’s March 5, 2015 quarterly meeting with PHC Branch are listed below. Key points made by Deputy Minister in a March 9 speech are added. Scroll down for details on each. What’s ahead for FHTs + NPLCs, in light of ministry’s plans for health system reform? “Comprehensive regionally governed, population-based primary health […]
MOHLTC’s priorities and plans for primary care
This message presents what the Deputy and Associate Deputy Ministers of Health and Long-Term Care said recently about the ministry’s key priorities for health system transformation, the role of primary care in this transformation, and some of the key steps ahead. While the media have asked if government “has pressed the pause button on team-based […]
Minister releases action plan for health care: highlights for AFHTO members
On February 2, 2015 the Honourable Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins presented his plan for health care — Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care – on four themes: access, connecting patients to the services they need in their community, informing and educating patients on health care options, and protecting the quality, value and sustainability of […]
OMA Rejects Provincial Government Offer; Government expected to impose contract
Yesterday afternoon the Ontario Medical Association held a press conference announcing that they will not accept the government’s offer reached through the current negotiation and conciliation process. This was followed by the Minister’s press conference about 1 1/2 hours later. The parties have reached the point where government is now in a position to impose […]
Ministry contracts and funding issues: update from Nov.21 PHC Branch meeting
The quarterly meeting between AFHTO and the MOHLTC’s Primary Health Care Branch was held on November 21st 2014. The meeting focused on: Process to revise Ministry contract templates and schedules Recruitment and retention 2014/15 funding, reporting & budget reallocation 2015/16 Operating Plan process Funding envelope for interprofessional primary care Process to revise Ministry contract templates […]