Advocacy
COVID-19 shows the vital roles primary care providers play every day for community health and wellbeing and health system cooperation in Ontario
Toronto, March 29, 2021 - During COVID-19, we see again and again across Ontario that
To: Premier Doug Ford
Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, Minster of Health
Cc: Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator, Provincial Outbreak Response
Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health (MOH)
Re: Changes to
March 1, 2021
To: Premier Doug Ford
Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health
Cc: General (Ret.) Rick Hillier, COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force
Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator, Provincial Outbreak Response
Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Alison Blair,
AFHTO has submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Finance as part of the 2021 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultations. The submission is entitled "The Heart of Health Care: Delivering Better Primary Care for Ontarians."
This submission was done in collaboration with the Ontario College of
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
Subject: Vaccination roll-out
Dear Premier Ford and Minister Elliott:
Our members/staff are engaged community health providers who have been fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic since it began. We are aware that vulnerable and home-bound
January 19, 2021
Dear Minister,
We would like to thank you and your team for your ongoing work in ensuring the people of Ontario stay safe
as we combat the pandemic. Your tireless efforts are greatly appreciated.
We are writing about a commitment of funding that was made by your government in
January 14, 2021
Sent via email
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
Dear Premier Ford,
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the evidence has become clear: paid sick leave is essential to protecting our province from the catastrophic impacts of unchecked virus
To: Helen Angus, Deputy Minister of Health
Alison Blair, Assistant Deputy Minister
Matt Anderson, CEO, Ontario Health
David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health (MOH)
Re: Critical Role of Comprehensive Primary Care in COVID-19 Wave 2 Response
Our calls to action in a joint letter to the
September 29, 2020
The Honourable Doug Ford
Premier’s Office
Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Dear Premier,
Ontario has now surpassed the highest number of daily cases that were identified during wave 1 in the spring. With 700 cases reported yesterday, it is time
AFHTO consulted with physician leaders to provide feedback for consideration in the development of recommendations to the OMA Negotiations Committee on the upcoming Physician Services Agreement. We submitted recommendations in multiple areas on July 30, 2020, including:
Increased
Originally posted Jul. 24, 2020. Updated Aug. 4, 2020
AFHTO consulted with physician leaders to provide feedback for consideration in the development of recommendations to the Physician Services Committee. We submitted recommendations in the following areas to the Ontario Medical
On June 17, AFHTO presented its submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 175: Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020. Our key recommendations are:
Delay the passage of Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020- Delay the