Category: Sylvia Jones

Ontario Renews Summer ER Staffing Funding for One More Year

June 1, 2023
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Ontario is renewing funding that helps rural and northern hospitals bolster emergency room staffing through the summer, but says the program will end after this year. Health Minister Sylvia Jones has touted that the program helped avoid nearly 1,500 temporary ER closures last summer, but while it expired on March 31, she did not announce…

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Ford to Allow Doctors, Nurses From Out-of-Province to Start Work in Ontario Immediately

January 19, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation that would allow doctors and nurses from all over Canada to start practicing in Ontario without delay. Currently, licensed professionals from other regions must first register in Ontario. That restriction will be removed if the legislation passes. “We call these new rules ‘As of Right’ and we are…

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Ford Plans to Increase Private Clinic Surgeries, Medical Scans to Reduce Wait List

January 16, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Monday a plan to tackle the province’s backlog of routine surgeries—such as cataract surgery, knee and hip replacement, and foot surgery—as well as medical scans. The plan increases the number of surgeries and scans being done in both non-profit and for-profit independent clinics. The procedures…

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