Tag Archives: health care
Public Interest Groups Deeply Concerned About Undemocratic Process, Drummond Commission & Public Service Cuts
ONTARIO HEALTH COALITION MEDIA RELEASE, JAN 27, 2012 Toronto – The McGuinty government is planning sweeping public service cuts and restructuring without public input and proper democratic processes, public interest groups revealed in a press conference this morning at Queen’s … Continue reading
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Health Care and Ontario’s Deficit: The Shocking, Secret Truth About Who and What’s to Blame – Paul McKeever
Editor’s note: Paul McKeever is the leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario and coincidently was the Freedom Party candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London in the 2011 provincial election.He forwarded this letter to City Scope and it is printed here in its … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 provincial election, Health Care
Public-private partnerships (P3) need to be an Ontario election issue
Taken from the OPSEU Diablogue website. Full story also available here. As the coming Ontario election unfolds, it is unlikely the opposition parties will go after the dozens of public-private partnership (P3) deals signed by the McGuinty government. The darling … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 provincial election, Health Care
Redefining hospital’s future languishes on wait list
We’ve badgered the administration at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital for some time now, so it’s interesting to note CEO Paul Collins will make a guest appearance Monday at city council with a presentation on redefining the hospital’s future. In summary, … Continue reading
A bus-load of mis-placed loyalty just left town
When you cut through the posturing on parade throughout the transit tussle Monday, one fact is indisputable. Five of our elected representatives remained loyal to obtaining the best deal for city ratepayers, while three others — aldermen Jeff Kohler, Sam … Continue reading
Filed under City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care, Public transit
New logo won’t mask air of entitlement at STEGH
Last week’s editorializing in this corner on the $40,000 image makeover at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital certainly raised the ire of several faithful readers. Including two retired hospital employees who question the poor allocation of public funds at STEGH. To … Continue reading
Filed under accessibility, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care
Is the high cost of parking a barrier to hospital services?
Original article atopseudiablogue Does the high cost of hospital parking deter the public from accessing health services? In 2006 we sought the answer to this question through a Vector Poll. Over half of those surveyed in Ontario – 55 per … Continue reading
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New site allows Ontarians to define health care issues
The Ontario Health Coalition is using social media to allow Ontarians to define their own health care issues in the coming provincial election. The new “pledge” web site has been up for less than a day and already comments are … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 provincial election, Health Care
Ontario needs to regulate cost of accessing personal health records
From OPSEU Diablogue. Full post here Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has called upon the province to regulate the amount doctors and other health care providers can charge to provide patients with copies of their health records. Cavoukian … Continue reading
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