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Below, please find important news related to family medicine, OCFP advocacy and government policy changes impacting family doctors and your patients. Members of the media can contact the OCFP Communications Team at media@ocfp.on.ca.
Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health shares information regarding increased invasive Group A streptococcal disease (iGAS)
As a result of increased iGAS cases in Ontario, the ACMO is communicating with primary care organizations, including family physicians, to support your clinical care of patients with symptoms consistent with iGAS.
Ontario’s Crisis in Family Medicine Hits Eastern York Region and North Durham
The Ontario College of Family Physicians Has Solutions As the number of people without a family doctor grows in Eastern York Region and North Durham, the Ontario College of Family Physicians is calling for urgent action to cut red tape and administrative burden.
New Survey Shows Full-Blown Crisis in Family Medicine
Urgent need to address red tape and administrative burden New survey findings point to an urgent need for dramatic red tape and administrative reductions to provide immediate support to Ontario’s family doctors.
Urgent Need to Cut Red Tape and Admin Burden to Support Ontario’s Family Doctors and Patients
New survey results show need for immediate support to family doctors On this World Family Doctor Day, the Ontario College of Family Physicians is calling for urgent red tape reductions and administrative support to ensure family doctors have more quality time to spend with patients.
Expression of Interest for Interprofessional Primary Care Teams
The OCFP, together with the SGFP and our Primary Care Collaborative partners, advocated for the creation of more primary care teams. Our Plan of Action calls for team-based care as one of many solutions necessary to support family doctors and patients.
Urgent Action Needed as 64,900 Local Residents are Without a Family Doctor
The Ontario College of Family Physicians has solutions Family doctors are calling for urgent action to address serious system-wide inefficiencies taking up too much time that should be spent with patients.
Chief Medical Officer of Health shares important information regarding non-susceptible gonorrhea
As a result of recent international identification of a multidrug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae as well as one positive Ontario patient with no known travel history, the CMOH is communicating with all public health units and healthcare workers providing sexual health care, including family physicians, to support your clinical care of patients with symptoms consistent with gonorrhea infection.
New Data Shows 100,000 in Mississauga Without a Family Doctor
The Ontario College of Family Physicians has Solutions The number of people without a family doctor in Mississauga has ballooned to at least 101,000 suggesting that nearly 20,000 people lost their family doctor between March 2020 and March 2022.