Former Liberal health minister to lead Ontario’s new Primary Care Action Team – City News
October 21, 2024
A former federal Liberal health minister will lead the Ford government’s new provincial Primary Care Action Team, which aims to connect people in Ontario to primary care within the next five years.
Dr. Jane Philpott will serve as chair and start the new role on Dec. 1.
“There’s no one I trust more than Dr. Philpott with her considerable experience to keep moving us forward and get us across the finish line of connecting everyone in the province to more convenient primary health care within the next five years,” Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in a release on Monday.
“Doing so will have enormous benefits for people’s health and wellbeing, as well as the province’s health care system by reducing pressures on emergency departments.”
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