Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Opens

November 9, 2010

McGuinty Government Improving Access To Care For 3,200 Patients

People in Thunder Bay now have access to a new nurse practitioner-led clinic which will provide peace of mind to approximately 3,200 people in the community who will be able to access health care services close by.

Nurse practitioner-led clinics offer a team-based approach to frontline health care services by partnering with doctors and other health care professionals. The addition of nurse practitioner-led clinics is part of the province’s plan to increase access to health care services for all Ontarians.The new Lakehead nurse practitioner-led clinic in Thunder Bay will have four nurse practitioners on staff. This new clinic is one of 25 nurse practitioner-led clinics that the province will open by the end of 2012. Upon opening, the Lakehead nurse practitioner-led clinic will be Electronic Medical Record (EMR) ready.

Nurse practitioner-led clinics are a key part of the government’s Open Ontario Plan to provide more access to health care services while improving quality and accountability for patients.

QUICK FACTS

> The province recently awarded 14 nurse practitioner-led clinics as part of a new call for applications.
> Since 2003, the government has more than doubled the number of education spaces for primary health care nurse practitioners.
> Between 2003 and 2009, the total number of doctors in the North West LHIN increased by 6.5 per cent.
> The redeveloped Health Care Options web site is giving Ontarians a brand new way to access and learn about the many health care options — things like family health teams and nurse practitioner-led clinics — in their communities.

LEARN MORE

> Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics> Read more about nurse practitioner-led clinics.

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