HOT OFF THE MINISTRY PRESS!! Betty-Lou's Annual Report to the Health Minister and MoH as Chair of Patient Family Caregivers Advisory Council

HOT OFF THE MINISTRY PRESS!! Betty-Lou's Annual Report to the Health Minister and MoH as Chair of Patient Family Caregivers Advisory Council

User profile image Betty-Lou - EENet Yoda Master

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July 19, 2024
 Stewardship: Redefining Leadership and Shaping Health Care with Patients, Families, & Caregivers

The Minister of Health’s Patient and Family Advisory Council has released its 2023-24 Annual Report. The Report highlights the recent work of the Council and its impact on the government’s ongoing work to create a more patient-centred, convenient, and connected health care system.

The Report demonstrates this impact across a significant range of topics, including through:

  • providing input to the ongoing implementation of Ontario Health Teams;
  • advising on patient, family, and caregiver experience and continuity of care to support the modernization of home and community care;
  • informing strategic initiatives across the health care system such as mental health and addictions supports and integrated community health services; and,
  • advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion to be at the core of health system transformation and decision making.

The theme of this year’s Report is stewardship and collective leadership with patients, families, and caregivers in health system transformation.
 
Council Chair Betty-Lou Kristy speaks to the importance of stewardship and impact for patients, families, and caregivers: “It’s so exciting to see the impact of the Council captured in this Report and for the public to have the opportunity to learn about our incredibly productive partnership with the Minister and Ministry of Health. I’m so proud to be involved in this innovative work and to support patients, families, and caregivers across the province to be true partners in transforming the health care system. The Council is thrilled to provide stewardship for co-designing with patients, families, and caregivers while maintaining momentum and sustaining this work over the long term.”
 
Read the 2023-24 report of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council  (when you go to this link use the download option so you can see the full design of report)

We also wanted to share the links to the Report from the Ministry of Health’s X and Facebook channels.

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User profile image Bill - EENet Yoda Master

Hi Betty Lou, 

Thanks for sharing the report. I'm glad you are explaining a bit more about Ontario Health Teams in the report.  It may well just be my own disconnection from how "the system" is working since the 14 LHIN (Local Health Integration Networks) left our communities - (organizing locally) and the Health Teams replaced them, yet I feel confused on who, how, decisions, rational and accountability is happening on our local ground.  

What ever you thought of the LHINs, there were minutes of their meetings, presentations shared on what individual organizations are working on, along with dashboards of progress.  At best now, all we - the public, and front line workers get is perhaps dashboards, descriptions of partnerships and hearing of program changes - that come seemingly from no where.  Health Care Leaders of organizations may know, but for the life of me, nobody else does. 

Thank you for chipping at, bringing us all along.

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User profile image Betty-Lou - EENet Yoda Master

Hi Bill

I can not figure out how to reply. It keeps giving me an error. Plus I am no longer getting the email notifications when someone posts or replys. Not sure I can figure this new platform out.  Let me know if you got this. LOL

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User profile image Iris - Member / Membre

Mothers for Mental Health Care Reform are very interested in collaborating about the important role of caregivers.

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