Grandview Medical Centre & Two Rivers FHTs partner with OHT for Community Mental Health and Addictions Clinic
CambridgeToday Published an article Apr 7, 2023 By CambridgeToday Staff For the past three weeks, the Cambridge North Dumfries Ontario Health Team (CND OHT) has been piloting an eight-week Community Mental Health and Addictions Clinic (CMAC) in Cambridge with the help of several community partners. The CMAC, located on Wing C, Level 3 of Cambridge Memorial Hospital, is intended to improve quick access to mental health and addictions […]
Bits & Pieces: teams expanding and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Happy Pharmacy Appreciation Month Social Work Week Measles preparedness and more Member renewal emails sent Q & A with Fernando Tavares for EDs, Mar. 28 Nominate high performing early career family physicians Farewell card for Kavita- sign before Friday Ontario Health’s Mental Health and […]
Belleville Nurse Practioner-Led Clinic receiving additional funding
Inquinte.ca Published an article March 03, 2023 By Nicole Kleinsteuber The Ontario government is investing in the hiring of more nurse practitioners to expand access to primary care within the Quinte Region. MPP Todd Smith announced on Friday the Ministry of Health is providing the Belleville Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic up to $209,800 in additional base funding for […]
Ottawa Valley FHT expansion announcement of Carleton Place Regional Health Hub
Lanarkleedstoday Published an article March 03, 2023 The Carleton Place Regional Health Hub is going from a dream to reality when shovels hit the ground this fall. 14 existing family physicians across Beckwith and Carleton Place will operate under one roof providing residents access to programs offered by the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team (OVFHT). […]
How Ontario’s new health-care deal could change the way your family doctor works featuring Village FHT
CBC Published an article March 02, 2023 More family doctors in Ontario could begin caring for their patients in teams — alongside nurses, social workers and other health professionals — as a result of the new federal-provincial funding deal. The deal between the governments of Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at […]
Bits & Pieces: federal health minister visits Summerville and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Update on the supply of Infant Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and more Seeking input for the development of a patient and provider-informed cataract surgery care model Pediatric psychopharmacology: a three-part series Farewell card for Kavita Upcoming events including Making Collaborative Governance Sustainable – A Developmental […]
Funding for local COVID-19, cold, flu clinic opened by North Simcoe Family Health Team to cease in March
Midland Today Published an article February 23, 2023 North Simcoe Family Health Team urges residents to contact MPP about ‘highly needed’ service. Due to the rising numbers of respiratory illnesses in our region, the North Simcoe Family Health Team (NSFHT) opened the COVID-19, Cold and Flu Care Clinic (CCFCC) on Dec. 14, 2022. The goal […]
Algonquin Family Health Team expanding to general primary care for unattached patients on February 28
Huntsville Doppler Published an article February 24, 2023 The service will begin on Tuesday, February 28 for unattached patients seeking primary care. The phone line to book an appointment will open a day before on the 27th of February, by calling 705-789-1744. Appointments can also be booked at algonquinfht.ca. Patients who have a local family doctor or nurse […]
Bits & Pieces: member stories and more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Member stories Canada’s national nature prescription program, PaRx, celebrates two years in Ontario New Long COVID resources from the OCFP and more New resource for social prescribing Project on women and hypertension 2023 OCFP award nominations now open Evidence of value- financial counselling during baby checkups […]
City Of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team To Receive Almost $110,000 Additional Base Funding For This Year
Kawartha 411 Published an article February 16, 2023 By Pamela Vanmeer KAWARTHA LAKES-The Ontario government has announced that the City Of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team will receive an additional $109,825 in funding for 2022/23. MPPLaurie Scott made the announcement today. Scott says the provincial government is providing $8.1 million in new annualized base funding to […]