The Ford government has no immediate plans to shut down for-profit nurse practitioner clinics in Ontario despite receiving clear direction from the federal government on […]
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Ford government announces funding for family doctor plan on eve of election call
The Ford government has announced a plan to spend $1.4 billion on a four-year plan to close the gap in accessing primary care in Ontario […]
‘An arms race:’ Ontario communities recruiting family doctors facing stiff competition
With family doctors in short supply, Ontario communities are having to be more creative to attract physicians, and it’s only getting more complex. The Ontario […]
Ontario health-care CEO let go after palliative care supply shortages
The head of an Ontario agency responsible for delivering and coordinating medical supplies needed for home and palliative care has been fired in the wake […]
Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2025 3:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s health minister […]
Ontario reports spike in measles cases; 37 linked to an exposure in New Brunswick
By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Posted December 23, 2024 12:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public health […]
Ontario does not have ‘effective processes’ to handle opioid crisis, AG finds
The Ford government does not have “effective processes” in place to deal with the growing opioid crisis in Ontario, the province’s auditor general found, calling […]
Ontario expanding nurse practitioners’ scope of practice
By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted November 28, 2024 2:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nurse practitioners […]
More than 200 Ontario communities don’t have family doctors accepting new patients: report
A newly-leaked internal Ministry of Health report appears to show more than 200 communities across Ontario do not have family doctors who are taking on […]
‘Pushed aside’: Canadian moms call for better miscarriage support
Alyssa Pinelli’s joy quickly turned to fear in 2019 when she found out she was miscarrying a week after finding out she was pregnant. “We […]