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Reports: Updates on Recruitment & Retention Advocacy Efforts:
May 25, 2018: Spring Highlights: AFHTO Leadership Councils
April 23, 2018: AFHTO – Ministry Meeting – April 2018
February 21, 2018: Winter Highlights: AFHTO Leadership Councils
August 29, 2017: Summer Update – Meetings with the Ministry, OMA Negotiations Committee and More!
June 9, 2017: EDAC/PLC News: Continued Advocacy for FHTs as Primary Care Leaders
May 19, 2017: Update on Meeting with Ministry, CHOGIP Survey and OPTIMUM A and Physician Assistant Webinars
May 18, 2017: Member news: recruitment and retention, patient story from a team member and more
April 27, 2017: Ontario government makes new commitment to strengthening interprofessional primary care
April 12, 2017: SGFP Email, Strategic Plan, Compensation Update, Patients First, Regional Governance & Leadership Workshops and Membership Survey
January 25, 2017: 2017 Compensation Campaign: Getting to the 2012 Rates
October 14, 2016: Minister Hoskins has signed funding compensation letters
September 23, 2016: Minister Hoskins affirms his $85 Million Funding Commitment to Primary Care Teams over the Next Three Years
Mar. 3, 2016: Re: Update on Compensation Commitment Announced in 2016-17 Provincial Budget 2016-17 – AOHC , NPAO and AFHTO restate commitment to 2012 proposal
Feb. 25, 2016: Minister Hoskins commits $85 million over three years to interprofessional primary care during the announcement of Ontario’s 2016-17 budget
June 4, 2015: AFHTO submission to Minister on optimizing the value of team-based primary care . Resources shared with the minister include:
April 23, 2015: 2015 Ontario Budget: What it means for AFHTO members . The Minister of Finance released the 2015 Ontario Budget , providing a blueprint for government spending for the 2015-16 year.
Mar. 31, 2015: Letter sent to the Honourable Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins following the ONA/CCAC arbitration agreement awarding a cumulative 3% pay increase for CCAC staff. Letter was sent from AOHC , NPAO and AFHTO.
Feb. 25, 2015: “Health Care in a Time of Austerity” on TVO’s The Agenda
Feb. 24, 2015: Letter sent to the Honourable Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins with the proposal to address the recruitment and retention problem in primary care. Letter was sent from AOHC , NPAO and AFHTO.
Feb. 18, 2015: Ontario Budget Talks 2015 : platform to ask the government to address recruitment and retention in their budget plans
Feb. 16, 2015: Globe and Mail highlights value of team-based primary care
Feb. 5, 2015: AFHTO responds to Toronto Star article Eric Hoskins’ best chance to fix the ailing health system . Click here to read our letter , click here to read the article .
Jan. 30, 2014: AFHTO presented to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the Pre-Budget Consultations on the urgent need for sufficient funding to enable primary care organizations to attract and keep these professionals.
Oct. 28, 2014: Queen’s Park activity – question in the Legislature from the NDP Health Critic and a Member’s Statement from the PC member from Huron-Perth riding
July 2014: Advocacy letter and AFHTO brochure sent to all newly elected MPPs in Ontario
June 9, 2014: Ontario election update: responses from the political parties
May 13, 2014: Help strengthen political support for team-based primary care during the election campaign
April 7, 2014: Building political support: Register for Apr.15 webinar on Ontario’s pre-election period
March 28, 2014: Call to participate in the campaign for renewed commitment to interprofessional primary care
AFHTO advocacy brochure and letter sent to every MPP in Ontario
March 18, 2014: Recruitment, retention and compensation issues: advocacy update
March 17, 2014: Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Family Health Teams in Ontario
Feb. 28, 2014: Request to submit stories of recruitment and retention stories to the ministry and AFHTO
July 25, 2013: AFHTO, AOHC and NPAO’s present compensation recommendations to MOHLTC
June 17, 2013: AFHTO, AOHC and NPAO jointly release compensation recommendations for Ontario’s Interprofessional Primary Care Organizations
Oct. 3, 2012: Potential impact of proposed wage restraint legislation on FHTs
Feb. 23, 2012: Outcome of Meeting with ADM on Primary Care Recruitment & Retention
Feb. 10, 2012: Toward a Primary Care Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Ontario
Jan 25, 2012: Responding to staff about media speculation on public sector salaries
