Action Alert: An urgent call for more nurse practitioners (NP)
Increased utilization of nurse practitioners (NP) in Ontario’s health system is long overdue. Join us in our urgent call for the government to deliver immediately on long-standing promises of:
funding and adding new nurse practitioner-led clinics (NP-led clinic) to the province’s existing roster of 26
funding and adding more attending NPs to long-term care (LTC) in the attending NP role.
aligning the NP curriculum to changes in scope of practice and care needs
harmonizing compensation to adequately remunerate NPs across all sectors
investing in research that demonstrates NP impact
broadening insurance coverage to consistently include NPs
showcasing NP impact within the health system and to the public
RNAO’s Vision for Tomorrow is a big and bold plan to increase health equity and access to health care in Ontario’s post-pandemic health system. Implementation of its recommendations must be implemented immediately. Please support RNAO’s call for:
three additional NPLCs in 2021
funding and hiring of 100 attending NPs within the next six months
Sign below and let Premier Ford know that there is an urgent need for more NPs in our health system.
Copy will be sent to the following:
Hon. Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Hon.
Christine Elliott
Minister of Health, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Hon. Merrilee Fullerton
Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, MPP
Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy
Minister of Finance, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, MPP