👉Ontario is considering expanding pharmacists' responsibilities to include treating 14 additional common ailments, such as sore throats, shingles, and some sleep disorders. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that the government is consulting with industry stakeholders on this potential change. Additionally, pharmacists might soon be able to order and perform tests for strep throat and administer vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal, and shingles. Pharmacy technicians could also be authorized to administer vaccines for hepatitis, rabies, and meningitis. These measures aim to alleviate pressure on family doctors and hospitals while improving patient access to healthcare.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #OntarioHealthcare #PharmacyExpansion #PharmacistCare #HealthcareAccess #HealthInnovation #AilmentTreatment #VaccineAdministration #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Since late 2022, Ontario has moved 424 patients into nursing homes they did not choose, out of 20,261 long-term care placements. This increase is attributed to a law aimed at freeing up hospital space by relocating alternate level of care patients to available nursing homes, sometimes up to 150 kilometers away. In February and March alone, one-third of these moves occurred. Critics argue the $400 daily penalty for refusing transfer pressures patients into compliance. One family faces a $26,000 bill due to the law. Introduced after Doug Ford's re-election, the bill bypassed extensive review, sparking opposition and controversy.✅ . 𝐓𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚 & 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟖𝟗𝟒-𝟎𝟕𝟔𝟏 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣.𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧@𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚.𝐜𝐚 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚.𝐜𝐚 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐯𝐝, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝟔𝐬 𝟎𝐂𝟐 @mukkadan.joseph . . #OntarioHealthcare #NursingHomes #Bill7 #HospitalDischarges #LongTermCare #HealthcareCrisis #PatientRights #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉In Ontario, patients, fearing de-rostering by family doctors, increasingly visit emergency rooms for non-urgent care. Triage nurse Jennefer Muir recounts instances where patients, like a mother with a sick child, avoid walk-in clinics due to threats of de-enrollment. Ontario's Ministry of Health clarifies ER visits don't automatically trigger de-enrollment but acknowledges concerns. Dr. Allan Grill explains a fee-for-service model used by some clinics, alleviating fears of loss but confusion persists. Patients resorting to ERs for minor ailments strain resources. Karin Bowyer's experience highlights the repercussions of this trend, with non-urgent cases flooding hospitals.✅ . 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟒𝟑𝟕) 𝟗𝟖𝟐-𝟎𝟖𝟎𝟒 @neena.robin . . #OntarioHealthcare #ERVisits #FamilyDoctors #DeEnrollment #HealthcareAccess #PatientCare #EmergencyMedicine #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Ontario is projected to need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers (PSWs) by 2032, according to figures obtained by The Canadian Press. The government, which initially tried to keep these figures secret, recently won a fight to withhold them from Global News. However, the Information and Privacy Commissioner made the information available to The Canadian Press. Unions in the health-care sector, who have long warned of staff shortages, find these projections unsurprising, highlighting the shortcomings of the access-to-information system.✅ . 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭! 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟖𝟖𝟗-𝟐𝟕𝟕𝟔, 𝟗𝟎𝟓-𝟒𝟏𝟐-𝟐𝟕𝟖𝟕 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @rahmantravelservices . . #OntarioHealthcare #NursingShortage #PSWShortage #HealthcareWorkers #AccessToInformation #HealthcareCrisis #OntarioNurses #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Ontario is eliminating the need for sick notes as part of efforts to reduce paperwork for family physicians. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced this change alongside other measures aimed at freeing up primary care doctors for more patient-focused care. Employers will no longer require a doctor's note for employees to use their provincially-mandated annual sick leave. Instead, employees can provide self-attestations or receipts for over-the-counter medication. Additionally, Ontario is expanding an AI pilot program, called Scribe, to 150 primary care clinics. This AI technology transcribes and summarizes patient visits, reducing doctors' paperwork and allowing for more patient care.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #OntarioHealthcare #SickNotes #AIinMedicine #PrimaryCare #PatientCare #HealthTech #ReducingPaperwork #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

✅Despite Ontario's efforts to recruit healthcare workers through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), the province continues to experience a shortage of family doctors. Reports from the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) indicate that a growing number of family medicine residency positions remain unfilled. Last year, Ontario nominated over 2,000 internationally educated healthcare workers for immigration, yet the demand for family physicians persists. Medical students are increasingly opting out of family medicine due to perceived stress, underfunding, and dissatisfaction among practicing family doctors. Negotiations for a new physician services agreement aim to address funding challenges in Ontario's healthcare system. Source: www.cicnews.com . 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞- 𝐀𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 𝐉𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 +𝟏 𝟔𝟒𝟕 𝟗𝟐𝟎 𝟔𝟓𝟑𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐦.𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦@𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐜.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @jom_mattam . . #OntarioHealthcare #FamilyDoctorsShortage #ImmigrantPhysicians #OntarioImmigrantNomineeProgram #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #MalayalisNearMe #ImmigrationUpdate #ImmigrationNews #CanadaImmigration

👉In Ontario, the names of clinics and physicians found guilty of extra-billing for health services are being kept confidential, raising concerns about transparency in the healthcare system. Data reveals 183 complaints about extra-billing between January 2021 and December 2022, with 49 violating the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act (CFMA), totaling over $68,000. However, the identities of these providers remain undisclosed, with the government citing exemptions in freedom of information laws. Critics argue that this lack of transparency could undermine public trust in the healthcare system.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #OntarioHealthcare #ExtraBilling #TransparencyConcerns #HealthcareSystem #PublicTrust #MedicalEthics #LegalIssues #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉In response to limited options for timely medical care, Ontario residents like Kyle Truong are turning to private clinics where nurse practitioners offer quick appointments, albeit without coverage from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. While some express disappointment at the extra cost, many praise the efficiency and accessibility of these clinics. The trend highlights gaps in the public healthcare system, leading to a surge in private primary care alternatives. Annual memberships, often ranging from $70 to $90 per appointment, are becoming increasingly popular. The development prompts discussions on healthcare accessibility and the role of private clinics.✅ . 𝐓𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚 & 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟖𝟗𝟒-𝟎𝟕𝟔𝟏 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣.𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧@𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚.𝐜𝐚 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚.𝐜𝐚 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐯𝐝, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝟔𝐬 𝟎𝐂𝟐 @mukkadan.joseph . . #OntarioHealthcare #NursePractitioners #PrivateClinics #HealthcareAccess #PatientExperience #OntarioHealth #MedicalInnovation #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Northern Ontario's largest hospital, Health Sciences North in Sudbury, has increased parking fees for the first time in eight years. Effective Feb. 5, the initial hour now costs $4, up from $3, with a day pass rising to $11.50 from $10. Weekly passes are scrapped, replaced by discounted five- and 10-day options at $28 and $50, respectively. HSN cites the need for added revenue to cover costs, emphasizing hospitals receive no parking-related funding from the Ministry of Health. Despite the hike, fees remain below provincial caps. NDP's France Gelinas blames long-standing budget constraints, urging action.✅ . 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞- 𝐀𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 𝐉𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 +𝟏 𝟔𝟒𝟕 𝟗𝟐𝟎 𝟔𝟓𝟑𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐦.𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦@𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐜.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @jom_mattam . . #ParkingRateHike #HealthSciencesNorth #SudburyHospital #BudgetPressures #OntarioHealthcare #ParkingFeeIncrease #BudgetAllocation #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews