provincial Campaign
Close the Gap
Public funding for primary care is not keeping up with inflation and other factors like our growing and aging population. Investing in primary care is crucial because it is often people’s first point of access to health care. If the provincial government does not close the primary care wage gap, people will end up with worse health conditions and even less access. Tell your Member of Provincial Parliament to increase funding for primary care and to close the wage gap so everyone can get the care they need and deserve.
If the Ford Conservatives really want to improve primary care access, they must urgently focus on retention and recruitment before even more staff leave.
Tell Premier Ford, Health Minister, Sylvia Jones, and your local Member of Provincial Parliament to close the wage gap so that you and your community can get the primary care you need and deserve.
Primary care is ongoing, complex, immediate and preventive care that includes everything from diagnosing and treating health conditions, prescribing medications, providing referrals and ordering tests, among other things.
Preventative care includes annual checkups, routine immunizations and cancer screenings ensure that we stay healthy and address issues before they become more complex and costly.
Community health centres (CHC) are community-based, non-profit health-care centers where you can access health and social services. CHCs are an entry point into the health system for many equity deserving groups. They play a critical role in addressing the social determinants of health by connecting patients to housing, education, food and income resources. At a CHC you can find providers such as physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, social workers, dieticians, health promoters and more.
Nurse practitioner (NP)-led clinics provide patients with ongoing and comprehensive care. NPs are independent practitioners that diagnose and treat medical conditions, prescribe medications, order tests and provide referrals, among other things. NP-led clinics are funded by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Long-term Care. They do not bill per service like family doctors.
Family Health Teams (FHT) bring together health-care providers that provide comprehensive primary care to a patient. This team can include family doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, social workers, dieticians, pharmacists, and administrative staff. About 313 primary care teams support approximately 4 million Ontarians across the province.[i] FHTs receive public funding every year from the Ministry of Health based on the demographics of their patients.[ii]
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