Tentative 2012 Physician Services Agreement: A Family Health Team Perspective
AFHTO congratulates the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Ontario Medical Association on reaching a Tentative 2012 Physician Services Agreement. AFHTO’s Executive Committee has reviewed the agreement to assess what it may mean for family health teams. Overall, the tentative agreement contains a number of provisions that are aligned with the vision for FHTs […]
Update on Ministry initiatives to promote and support quality in primary care
“Faster access and a stronger link to family health care” is one of three key planks in Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care. To do this, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has intensified focus on improving quality in this sector. Here is an overview and update on Ministry and related initiatives to promote […]
Report from quarterly meeting with MOHLTC FHT Unit, September 20, 2012
Representatives from AFHTO’s Operational Issues Working Group and the AOHC’s CFHT Executive met with the MOHLTC FHT Unit on September 20.The main objectives were to receive updates from the FHT Unit on budgets and other operational matters and to highlight “good news” from FHTs. The following is a summary of the discussions. a) Recovery of […]
Updates from meeting with MOHLTC Primary Health Care Branch
AFHTO’s Operational Issues Working Group met yesterday (March 6) with Mary Fleming, Director of Primary Health Care Branch; Richard Yampolsky, Program Manager, FHT Implementation; Gayle Barr, Senior Program Consultant; and Erin Weinkauf, Program Analyst. Flexibility in Operating Plans and Budgets The need for greater flexibility, consistency and transparency in budgets was the central theme throughout […]
Primary care recruitment and retention: Letter to Premier and Finance Minister
The Ontario Government has not yet declared whether it will extend the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Act beyond its current expiry date of March 31. As part of our joint advocacy to address the challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified staff in primary care, AFHTO, in partnership with the Association of Ontario Health Centres and […]
Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care: Highlights for primary care
The Minister made two presentations today, an early-morning prelude for a healthcare audience and the lunchtime launch of Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care hosted by the Board of Trade. Below you’ll find links to the full plan and related communications pieces, as well as a bullet-point summary of the Action Plan. The general direction […]
AFHTO sets up Operational Issues table with MOHLTC’s FHT Unit
FHTs want to deliver optimal interprofessional care to their patients and communities, and face many day-to-day challenges along the way. Some of the operational issues we deal with require collaboration with or assistance from the MOHLTC’s FHT Unit. To help FHTs become much more effective in raising and resolving these operational issues, AFHTO has established […]
Supporting FHTs through strengthened relationships with Ministry and key associations
In the past few days AFHTO has had meetings with the Ministry’s FHT Unit, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC). In all cases primary care is recognized as key to improving quality of care for patients and sustainability of the health system. FHTs […]
2010-11-09 AFHTO’s meeting with the Ministry’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Branch
AFHTO representatives met with the Ministry’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Branch on November 3, 2010. AFHTO’s aim is to work collaboratively with the Ministry to support the success of FHTs in delivering accessible, high-quality, efficient care to Ontarians; AFHTO was encouraged by the open discussion and positive response. This e-mail reports on the following […]