Investing Over $1.8 Billion to Connect Every Person in Ontario to a Family Doctor and Primary Care Teams

Our government is connecting two million more people to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team, which will achieve our goal of connecting everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care team within the next four years.

Ontario’s Primary Care Action Team, led by Dr. Jane Philpott, will use the government’s historic $1.8 billion investment to implement its action plan to build a primary care system that draws on best-in-class models from across the province and connects everyone to a family doctor or primary care team.

In every community, your primary care team will be your front door to care, where you have a team of providers including family doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives and many others delivering tiemly, accessible primary care, close to home.

Since 2018, Ontario has added over 15,000 new physicians to its health-care workforce, including a 10 per cent increase in family doctors. 

Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to grow the province’s highly-skilled health care workforce and ensure people and their families have access to high-quality care closer to home for generations to come.

Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005646/ontario-investing-over-18-billion-to-connect-every-person-in-ontario-to-a-family-doctor-and-primary-care-teams