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 signed back. The ministry has reviewed the issues raised and is working with the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) and the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) in an effort to address the issues that are common across FHTs.
In light of this on-going work and in an effort to arrive at optimal solutions to the issues identified, the ministry is extending the deadline for sign-back from the previous extension date of April 15, 2011 to April 29, 2011. Although the ministry will consider a further extension should further review and discussion be required, all FHTs are encouraged to expedite the process of review and sign-back once the ministry provides responses to the issues identified, expected shortly. Any changes or amendments made will also be shared with FHTs that have already signed back their FA.
Thank you for your attention to this and I look forward to addressing these issues cooperatively so we can continue to support the delivery of quality, interdisciplinary care to Ontarians.
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