Opposition NDP leader Marit Stiles warns move is a threat to public system, step toward ‘two-tier’ care
The Ontario government has passed a landmark health bill to shift more surgeries out of hospitals and into new or expanded private clinics, despite warnings from opposition politicians and advocacy groups that the move threatens the public system and will siphon away scarce nursing staff.
Mr. Ford said little about Bill 60 itself, but accused both the Opposition NDP and the former governing Liberals – whom he first defeated in 2018 – of neglecting the health care system. He also pointed to his government’s increases in health care spending and the record number of new nurses registered in the province last year.
Ms. Stiles said the ability of the new clinics to lure burned-out nurses will mean more emergency room closures, of which Ontario has seen many, as its hospitals face personnel shortages. She also warned of a “two-tier” health system, saying the bill will see U.S.-owned private clinics “upsell” patients on enhanced procedures or charge them extra to skip waitlists.have “curtailed their use of private for-profit clinics.” While B.C.
Anthony Dale, president and chief executive of the OHA, said in an interview that he was confident the government will consult hospitals as regulations are rolled out for the new system. The government has said the new clinics must have connections with hospitals and that staffing in the public system must be kept stable.
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