Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that would give priority for medical residency positions to applicants with a connection to the province. The health ministry made headlines last week for rescinding a nearly identical policy amid a court case over it, but they actually withdrew the policy in order to legislate it. Health […]
A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIA | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After the Ford government declared supervised consumption sites (SCS) were causing more harm than good, researchers and community workers say the province’s new model for treating addiction isn’t offering a clear path for people to actually get help, with advocates urging changes to the abstinence-based plan. Responding to community backlash, the province introduced legislation […]
Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. Health Minister Sylvia Jones pushed the federal government years ago to close what she called a loophole […]
Ontarians without a family doctor at higher risk of death, study finds | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] As some Ontarians remain without a family doctor, a new study shows not having one can increase your risk of death, but it found the risk is even higher for those with multiple chronic conditions the longer they’re without. According to the study, those with multiple chronic conditions who went without a family doctor […]