What is the role of Primary Care in our Evolving Health System? As part of our ongoing series in advocating “A New Vision for Aging”, the Ajax-Pickering Advocacy members hosted a roundtable evening with Dr. Robert Drury to better understand the evolving role of primary care in a changing health system and provide feedback from […]
Summary of Meeting with Dr. Robert Drury and CARP Ajax-Pickering/Scarborough Aug. 29, 2013 By Renate Crizzle Dr. Robert Drury – Primary Care Lead for the Durham and North East Clusters. Dr. Drury, a Lindsay-based family physician with over 35 years of experience practising across Canada including Northern Ontario, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island […]
Peterborough CARP Chapter Board Openings: Do we have an eager lady or gentleman in the membership to take on the position of Secretary? The biggest part of the job is to record the minutes of each meeting and read them back to the membership at the next meeting. If you own a laptop computer it […]
Re-launch of Chapter #16 “We build a new tomorrow on plans we make today” Where: Applewood Retirement Residence, 1500 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough.. See map here What: Chapter #16 General meeting When: 19th September 2013 Time:7:30 PM . The October meeting will be on the […]
The CCAC is an important agency that is responsible for coordinating government subsidized care in the community. It also coordinates the application process for admission to long-term care facilities. Many of us have had or will have dealings with CCAC in our lifetime. Some of us have had a positive experience with CCAC and others […]
Editor’s Note: CARP members have continued to express concerns and questions about the changes to physiotherapy that the Ontario Government announced in April, despite the Ministry’s clarifications and Minister Deb Matthew’s letter to CARP. Many members are hearing conflicting information from others, causing many to worry about their coverage. CARP asked the Ministry of Health […]
Information posted August 6, 2013 The Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) will become the single point of access for all publicly funded one-on-one in-home physiotherapy services in our region, commencing August 1, 2013. The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) is making several changes to the […]
Information posted July 25, 2013 The Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre’s (CCAC) free e-newsletter, Health Advisor, provides readers with reliable and relevant information about health care in Canada. Easily accessible online, the newsletter includes stories, helpful tips, fact sheets and health care updates individuals need to remain healthy or […]
Information posted July 25, 2013 Families can now view and assess regional long-term care facilities from the comfort of home. The Mississauga Halton Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) launched a new website— http://mhccac-ltc.com — featuring video tours of the region’s 27 long-term care facilities. The website also includes costs and […]
The planned changes in the way health care is delivered in Ontario are moving forward. Part of the plan is to integrate services provided by the various types of health organizations. There are presently three integration strategies being pursued by the Central East Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN) to which Scarborough belongs: […]