Primary care for all: lessons for Canada from peer countries with high primary care attachment

KEY POINTS

  • Canada spends less of its total health budget on primary care than the average among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (5.3% v. 8.1%).

  • Canada can learn lessons to inform policy on primary care from OECD countries like the United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands and Finland where more than 95% of the population has a regular primary care clinician or place of care.

Have Primary Care Renewal Initiatives in Canada Increased Comprehensive Care for Patients with Complex Care Needs? Yes and No

#Abstract

The First Ministers Health Accords of 2001 through 2003 (Health Canada 2006) launched the renewal of primary care toward more comprehensive care delivery models. We scanned government websites in the 10 Canadian provinces to assess how comprehensive and integrated renewal models were for health and social services in 2018. More comprehensive primary care delivery models were the norm in five out of 10 provinces.

Evaluating an Integrated Local System Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study of East Toronto Health Partners

#Abstract

#Introduction

East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) is a network of organizations that serve residents of East Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ETHP is a newly formed integrated model of care in which hospital, primary care, community providers and patients/families work together to improve population health.

“A Missing Part of Me:” A Pan-Canadian Report on the Licensure of Internationally Educated Health Professionals

#EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Canada’s health care system is understaffed and facing both recruitment and retention challenges. As part of a wider health human resources (HHR) strategy, the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) is investigating internationally educated physicians and nurses as a key demographic to help meet staffing needs.

Using the quadruple aim to understand the impact of virtual delivery of care within Ontario community health centres: a qualitative study

#Background

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and introduction of various restrictions resulted in drastic changes to 'traditional' primary healthcare service delivery modalities.

#Aim

To understand the impact of virtual care on healthcare system performance within the context of Ontario community health centres (CHCs).

Effective Modalities of Virtual Care to Deliver Mental Health and Addictions Services in Canada

The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is a group of scientific experts and health system leaders who evaluate and report on emerging evidence relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, to inform Ontario’s response. Our mandate is to provide weekly summaries of relevant scientific evidence for the COVID-19 Health Coordination Table of the Province of Ontario, integrating information from existing scientific tables, Ontario’s universities and agencies, and the best global evidence.

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