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Take action
Federal Election 2021: Nurses vote for a healthy recovery for all Canadians
Our economic and social circumstances affect our health. The environment also affects our health. These are important issues at stake in the election. Vote for your health.
Action Alert
Premier Ford: Implement the 3 Mandatory Asks of Nurses
Let Premier Ford know that implementing our 3 Mandatory Asks is the best way to fight COVID-19 and transition out of the pandemic.
Action Alert
Exempt health-care workers from Bill 124, premier!
Call on the premier to immediately exempt nurses and other health-care workers from Bill 124.
Current issues
Long-term care and rehab
Long-term care
An aging long-term care resident population with increasing medical complexity calls for increased care from staff with the right skill mix, yet Ontario continues to underfund and understaff homes. Residents and staff deserve better.
Nursing
Nursing policy
Chronic underfunding and understaffing across all health sectors in Ontario, and the relentless replacement of RNs and NPs with less qualified health-care workers, is challenging the effectiveness of RNs and NPs and the system as a whole.
SDOH
Opioid overdose crisis
The opioid overdose crisis has gotten worse during COVID-19. RNAO continues to advocate for a harm reduction approach that respects basic human dignity and the rights of people who use substances.
Our vision
Our vision is of an Ontario that creates the conditions for health and wellness for everyone by addressing the many determinants of health.
That means a system that is:
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Accessible
with interprofessional care teams anchored in the communities where people live, work and play.
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Integrated
where care is coordinated so that transitions from sector to sector, service to service, are seamless.
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Person-centred
where a person and their support system are viewed as a whole and empowered to be genuine partners for their own health.
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Publicly funded and not-for-profit
so that it is efficient and sustainable and everyone, no matter their means, receives the care they require.
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Equitable
where deliberate efforts are made to decrease gaps in health outcomes, services and experiences.
Upcoming events
COVID-19 Webinar Series
The COVID-19 vaccine will change the course of this pandemic. As millions of people are getting immunized, how can we as health-care workers become champions for this vaccine?
NPs in long-term care council webinar
This is our regular monthly NP LTC Council that has been an important forum for NPs working in LTC.
Continuing the Conversation: An Open Forum for Nurses
RNAO facilitates open discussions and holds breakout sessions for participants to discuss themes identified in the previous forums, such as dealing with multiple losses, taking care of yourself, burnout and more.
Find policy files
The RNAO policy library provides search for all our policy resources.
