The Medicines Management Team’s Post

💡 Did you know: The $3.1B of federal funding announced this year will be allocated to expand existing primary care teams but WILL NOT be used to improve compensation for existing team members. 🚫 This does not solve the problem of retention of current staff - many dietitians are leaving primary care due to unfair compensation. RDs in primary care make 22-35% less than their hospital colleagues. ✅ What's needed: An investment of $8.6M to address wage parity for dietitians in primary care. Ontario Health | Santé Ontario Share to get the word out! Ontario Health Coalition Ontario Medical Association Primary Care Dietitians' Association Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario #equalpay4equalwork #ontariohealth #primarycareteams #faircompensation #onbudget2024 #registereddietitians #payequity #ontariohealthcare

This issue impacts all primary care health workers. When the government invests in prevention, we save health care dollars. We need to pay fair wages. Did you know diet modifications can lower an A1c (average blood sugar level) by 1-2%? This significantly reduces the risk of complications caused by high blood sugars. Let’s invest in our primary care health care workers.

We need your support to ensure Ahpra acts fairly and equitably. Ahpra and the 15 National Boards don't currently lower fees or provide any proper mechanism or registration fee category to assist healthcare workers who take parental leave. This affects over 877,000 Australian healthcare workers, who are a diverse and predominantly female workforce. With healthcare worker shortages across the country it’s concerning that Ahpra consider non-practising registration a viable solution for parental leave. We need the Australian healthcare regulator to provide systems that support a flexible and responsive workforce of over 877,000 diverse and predominantly female healthcare workers. Their current approach is rigid, inequitable and inflexible, and it must change. Support our call by signing and sharing the petition asking for fair and equitable registration fees for healthcare workers - together we will improve equity in healthcare: https://lnkd.in/ggCA2h_D

As I have just returned from my holiday and had the pleasure of being part of the Life Science Access Academy panel discussion about the NHS: Post-Election Special. Here are just some of my own personal thoughts. Do I anticipate any significant changes for pharmacists under the new Labour government? In short, no. The Labour government has made it clear that it will adhere to the fiscal rules of the previous government, which implies continued financial challenges across public services, including pharmacy. Wes Streeting has acknowledged the funding pressures facing community pharmacies, but will this translate into tangible changes soon? Probably not. While there have been discussions about increasing the number of appointments by 40,000 per week, the practicality of this amidst a healthcare workforce leaving the NHS is difficult. I foresee pharmacy funding remaining stretched, potentially reaching breaking point before serious action is taken. It's unfortunate that it often takes a crisis for vital services like pharmacies to receive the attention they deserve. #Pharmacy #NHS #Pharmacist #HealthcarePolicy #LabourGovernment #PublicHealth #CommunityPharmacy

Recently, I've been mulling over a trend that's reshaping healthcare in Ontario - private clinics offering speedy care via nurse practitioners. It's intriguing yet raises some eyebrows, especially when you hear stories of people finding a clinic that sort health issue fast, but at a price - a $450 yearly membership. It's a bit of a dilemma. These clinics are answering a real need, given the doctor shortages we're all too familiar with. Yet, they also introduce the idea of paying for quicker access, a concept that feels a bit off in the context of our cherished universal healthcare. This whole situation shines a light on the complex dance between public needs and private solutions. It's got me pondering - would I pay for such a membership if it meant avoiding long waits? And bigger than that, what does this mean for the future of healthcare in Ontario? I'm curious about your take. Would you consider paying for faster healthcare access, or should we strive to keep care accessible to all, regardless of price? 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | ↗️ Share #HealthcareInOntario #PublicVsPrivate #QuickCareQuandary

The Labour Party's new policies promise to revolutionise the NHS, focusing on continuity of care and integrated services. Is this a pivotal moment for general practice and primary care providers? Discover how these changes might affect your practice and how to prepare: https://lnkd.in/d7ziYYKY #NHS #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #HealthcareReform #LabourGovernment #EligoMedical

AMA(SA) president Dr John Williams stands with the Australian Medical Association (Victoria) and its president Dr Jillian Tomlinson in the push to set up a fairer registration system for healthcare workers on parental leave. We also welcome S.A. Health Minister Chris Picton’s action to rectify what we see as a flawed and inequitable registration fee-setting process. At a time when we desperately need more doctors, we must help and support the ones we have. It’s heartening to see that #Ahpra is taking these concerns onboard and has committed to taking a closer look at setting up a fair and sensible fee-setting structure. #southaustralia #doctors #registration

We applaud the Ontario Medical Association's pre-budget recommendation to appropriately fund home care and home care providers. Doing so would help deliver better care to patients where they want to be - at home.   ALC patients occupy 10-20% of beds and cost Canada’s health-care system $5-$9 million per day. As our population ages, the problem isn't getting any better and the strain on health care staff will only increase.   On top of these challenges, there's a growing wage disparity which has hindered our ability to attract PSWs, nurses, therapists, and other health care professionals to the sector.   To address these issues, the home care sector urgently needs an investment of $411M a year for the next 3 years. Learn more about our solutions by visiting www.morehomecare.ca    #MoreHomeCare #ONpoli 

Dissapointed to hear Streeting’s flippant remarks so early into his tenure as Secretary of State. Where are the solutions? Here are a few: - Get rid of large consultancies taking the lead on major systemic changes in regulation and healthcare. - Utilise the skill set of the very competent staff in the health and social care system to make the necessary changes. - Pay CQC staff in line with other regulators e.g. Ofsted. What do you think? #cqc #healthcare #nhs

Healthcare workers deserve a regulator that acts fairly and equitably. Ahpra and the 15 National Boards don't currently lower fees or provide any proper mechanism or registration fee category to assist healthcare workers who take parental leave. This affects over 877,000 Australian healthcare workers, who are a diverse and predominantly female workforce. Australian Medical Association (Victoria) is calling on Ahpra to - urgently revise its fee setting approach, and - meet with us to discuss the positive impacts on equity, inclusion, and diversity within the healthcare workforce that would result from Ahpra and the 15 National Boards embedding the principles of equity in fee setting arrangements. Australian Medical Association AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) Mark Butler Mary-Anne Thomas MP Natalie Hutchins MP Jacinta Allan Dr Sophie Scamps MP Monique Ryan Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP Sarah Mansfield Dr Amanda Cohn Victorian Medical Women's Society (VMWS) The Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW)