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PC MPP Amy Fee’s legislative assistant resigns over government’s autism program announcement
The government says it plans to eliminate the autism program wait-list within 18 months. ...
Autism program changes should include more transparency for parents, oversight of service providers and shorter wait-lists: observers
Mike Moffatt's three-year-old son has been on the autism program wait-list for a year-and-a-half. ...
Nurses’ Association, considered a ‘risk’ in leaked health-care documents, raises concerns about system change
Meanwhile, the anti-rackets division of the Ontario Provincial Police is reviewing the leak and determining whether or not to launch a formal investigation. ...
NDP releases more leaked health-care documents, showing plan for ‘MyCare Groups’
A public servant was identified as the leaker and fired. ...
Understanding the ‘integrated care delivery systems’ that sparked the health-care privatization row
Understanding a new acronym — ICDSs — is key to the row over health-care privatization going on at Queen's Park. ...
Leaked draft government legislation outlines creation of health-care ‘super agency’ and ‘integrated care delivery systems’
The NDP claims the leaked draft shows the PCs' privatization agenda, something the government disputes. ...
Hallway medicine report diagnoses health care’s problems, leaves solutions to spring report
The first report of the Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine speaks to a problem with bureaucracy. ...
Some new mental health funds to flow soon as new government perfects its plan, minister says
Christine Elliott said the government is looking at making some additional mental health investments this year. ...
In brief: Homicide rate in Ontario long-term care, Lincoln Alexander Awards
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...
Finally found by the press, health minister doesn’t deny her government is considering getting rid of LHINs
Health Minister Christine Elliott ducked the press that staked out her cabinet meeting, but was found by a Toronto Star reporter. ...
Hospital association proposes major home-care shake up in pre-budget consultations
The Ontario Hospital Association is recommending the province take Local Health Integration Networks out of the equation in arranging home care. ...
Doctors share overcrowded hospital photo, Ford vows to protect health-care system
Concerned Ontario Doctors called the photo of a patient lying on the floor “the ugly reality of Ontario’s worsening health care crisis.” ...
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Cobalt-60, shown here in Bruce Power’s secondary fuel bay, is one of the isotopes that is harvested from Ontario’s nuclear reactors for medical use across the world. Cobalt-60 keeps hospitals safe for patients by sterili ...
Doctors’ arbitration to resume, after OMA lawyer warns the government is not above the law
A government lawyer says there is 'clearly a public dispute in the profession about whether the OMA is the exclusive representative of physicians in Ontario.' ...
AG report 2018: Assisted Devices Program and Health Quality Ontario targeted in AG’s health-related audits
This year the AG released four health-related value-for-money audits. ...
Premier accused of breaking political promises to Ontario doctors
However, a January report could herald some of the major changes to health-care bureaucracy some doctors are looking for. ...
New approval process will leave supervised injection sites buried in red tape, activists warn
Health Minister Christine Elliott has previously said she expects the existing sites in Ontario will be approved under the new process. ...
Ontario to allow supervised injection sites to continue, rebrand them ‘Consumption and Treatment Services’
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there’s a new focus on treatment, but hasn’t provided any new funding to that end. ...
On World Mental Health Day, advocates share their asks for provincial mental health funding
Organizations across the province would like to see more mental health professionals out in the community, additional support for caregivers and targeted funding for seniors. ...
Government remains ‘optimistic’ on reaching a deal with doctors
Specialist representatives expect to be briefed this week on where the talks stand. ...
New government takes first steps toward ending hallway medicine
Meanwhile, the registered nurses' association is complaining that their president was prevented from attending the announcement. ...
Protesters erect crosses on legislature’s lawn as government defers decision on supervised injection sites
One minister said the government requires an extra month to make its decision. ...
Coroner’s report calls for change to child welfare system
Eight out of 12 youths who died while in care were Indigenous. ...
Health minister to make recommendations on supervised injection sites this week, but says ‘it’s the premier’s decision that counts’
"What I think is really not the point that matters," Christine Elliott said Tuesday. "It's the premier's decision." ...
Health minister quietly shuts down controversial home-care agency
Liberal plan to provide patients with self-directed quickly became a target of complaint; home care agencies all applaud move to end a parallel service. ...
Health minister mum on unsanctioned supervised injection site in Toronto
The group that set up Toronto's first supervised injection site last year in Moss Park announced plans to open an unsanctioned site in Parkdale. ...
Ontario hires ‘labour relations warhorse’ to lead talks with province’s doctors
Robert Reynolds, hired at thrice the price of his predecessor, negotiated a major deal for the City of Toronto back when Premier Doug Ford was a city councillor. ...
Health-care professionals express opposition to sex-ed curriculum rollback
Almost 1,800 health-care practitioners signed a petition expressing their opposition to the government's sex-ed approach. ...
Lending OPG employees to ministry raises safety, conflict of interest concerns, advocacy groups say
The practice of secondment to the Emergency Management Office from Ontario's largest power generator continues despite a warning from the auditor general. ...
Tories to scrap Wynne-era mental-health spending promises, implement their own
The new government is starting from scratch on its mental health and addictions plan. ...
Hoskins reaches out to premiers on pharmacare, but Ford doesn’t attend
The final report on pharmacare is due in spring 2019. ...
Advocates teach sex-ed lesson on Queen’s Park lawn as school board seeks guidance from ministry
Activists read portions of the modern sex-ed curriculum aloud in a small protest in front of the legislature Thursday. ...
OPSEU will file grievances over job losses expected in August
A representative from the union said that different ministries aren't applying the hiring freeze the same way. ...
Premier-designate leaves door open for changes on marijuana legalization
After the federal government set the legalization date for Oct. 17, Doug Ford said he is seeking to consult with others about how cannabis should be sold in Ontario. ...
Ontario to produce enough of a key medical isotope to supply all of North America
The partnership between OPG and BWXT represents the first large-scale commercial production of molybdenum-99. ...
OPSEU calls out premier-designate on hiring freeze
Andrea Horwath and Smokey Thomas demand clarity on who the moratorium impacts. ...
New OMA president recommends health-care reforms for Ford’s incoming government
The health-care system desperately needs a good shake-up, says Dr. Nadia Alam. ...
Home-care agency hit by cyberattack, personal health and financial information compromised
A large Ontario home-care agency has been hacked, resulting in a breach of patients' privacy. ...
Ford touts Tory health-care plan at semi-private health clinic
The PCs say Ford is committed to Ontario's public health care. ...
Updated: Doug Ford doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites, mere hours after PCs promised he’d consult experts on the issue
The party said Ford would consult experts on supervised injection sites — and then Ford doubled down on his opposition to them later the same day. ...
NDP announces public funding for take-home cancer drugs
The cancer-drug promise is separate from the NDP's pharmacare plan, which would cover the cost of some essential medications, starting with 125 common drugs. ...
PCs promise $1.9B in mental health-care funding, reviving a third promise from People’s Guarantee
The Doug Ford Tories have adopted the mental health, child-care and hydro plans from the party's Patrick Brown-era platform. ...
Ford promises new long-term care beds, comes out against supervised injection sites
PC leaders joins other major parties with promises to build long-term care facilities with a goal to move elderly patients who no longer require acute care out of overcrowded hospitals. ...
Cabinet minister accuses Doug Ford of ‘lying’ about his past comments on autistic youth
Children and Youth Services Minister Michael Coteau drew comparisons between Ford and U.S. President Donald Trump. ...
Human rights commissioner calls for ‘urgent action’ on Indigenous, Black overrepresentation in child welfare system
Indigenous and Black children removed from families at more than two times the rate of rest of child population: report. ...
Sponsored Content: Alzheimer Society calls for continued commitment to dementia strategy funding in 2018 budget
It is vital that continued commitment to dementia strategy funding be included in the 2018 provincial budget and that this investment continues to be supported by all elected representatives in the House and through our ...
Ontario Medical Association reaches interim agreement with province on ‘relativity’
The OMA sent an email to members Tuesday morning announcing an interim relativity agreement. ...
Canadians have high anxiety over marijuana legalization, poll finds
The 38-per-cent support for legalization is down from 60 per cent two years ago. ...
Dissident doctors call for a Liberal defeat and elimination of LHINs
The Concerned Ontario Doctors vented their frustration with the Liberal government's management of health care. ...
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