Ontario’s Health Ministry is asking family health team and nurse practitioner clinics to work at “full capacity” — including nights and weekends — to help keep more patients out of overwhelmed hospital emergency rooms.
Ontario’s health ministry is asking family health team and nurse practitioner clinics to work at “full capacity” — including nights and weekends — to help keep more patients out ofBut many such clinics are already doing that to cope with all of the demands of providing family medical services during an early surge of flu, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 cases, Kavita Mehta, chief executive officer of the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario, said Wednesday.
The memo asked for clinics to open “seven days a week, including evening availability, until further notice, to meet the needs of your patients. Please advise your patients of this availability so they may seek care in the appropriate place for their health concerns.” “Capacity is a huge problem. Burnout is a huge problem,” she added, noting family doctors are busy trying to catch patients up on medical care and screening delayed during the pandemic. Family health teams provide a wider range of services than sole practitioners.
“How many more kids will have to wait long hours for care before this government takes action to relieve the burden on hospitals and ensure our kids get the care that they need?” said interim New Democrat Leader Peter Tabuns.
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