Archive for the ‘News’ Category

This morning, CEO, Duff Sprague, was invited to speak on CBC radio to discuss the crisis of lack of access to family physicians. In this interview, Duff explains that the government announcements to strengthen primary care and family medicine won’t be achievable if changes don’t happen systemically for our family physicians and other clinicians on […]

ROMP Week is in full swing as first-year medical students jaunt through Peterborough’s medical community to experience the different areas of healthcare. Today, the rural learners accompany family physicians to understand their important role in the frontier of medicine.

As one physician takes a step back from her family practice, a new one takes their position; seamlessly assuming a full roster of patients. Peterborough, ON – The City of Peterborough and Peterborough Family Health Team are delighted to welcome Dr. Rachel van Oostveen to the City of Peterborough, as the first physician in the […]

But we are around and it is making a sound. It’s the sound of 32,000 area residents without a family doctor, a figure that the Ontario College of Family Physicians projects to grow to 63,000 by 2026. How did we get here? It has taken years of neglect of primary care by successive governments, be […]

On Tuesday, February 6, CEO, Duff Sprague spoke with CBC Radio on the announcement of the Peterborough CHC. This announcement is good news for our community; however, this is just a first step in the right direction to investing in the foundation of Ontario’s healthcare system. We encourage you to listen to the full interview […]

The following press release is from Ontario’s Ministry of Health and was announced at the Peterborough Family Health Team. PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care. “Our government is […]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2024 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE IN CRITICAL UNDERFUNDED STATE PETERBOROUGH, ON – Community healthcare in Ontario is in crisis as it struggles to recruit and retain health workers. The rapidly growing wage gap between primary care and other healthcare sectors is proven and the facts have been brought to light in […]

BORN Ontario provides an update on a cybersecurity incident. See the BORN Ontario news release for details.

The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) engaged in consultation and dialogue with some physician leaders. These conversations provided feedback to the OMA for consideration in the upcoming negotiations on the 2024 Physician Services Agreement. This three-part series highlights three areas of priority recommended to the OMAs Negotiation Task Force. For details, see […]

Opinion Piece The Board of Directors, Peterborough Family Health Team The front door to health care in Ontario is broken and needs to be fixed. Family medicine plays a crucial central role in health care. The Ministry of Health has contributed to creating a critical shortage of family doctors that has brought the system to […]