The ECCO model proposes that interprofessional primary care organizations, such as community health centres (CHC), nurse practitioner-led clinics (NPLC), Aboriginal health access centres (AHAC) and family health teams (FHT) expand their reach and role over the next three years, with the support of a temporary LHIN-led primary care transitional secretariat to organize local geographic primary care networks.
Primary Solutions for Primary Care: Maximizing and Expanding the Role of the Primary Care Nurse in Ontario is a blueprint to maximize and expand the role of primary care nurses, paving the path for other health professionals in Ontario. To benefit the public, we call on government and its agencies, professional associations, trade unions, regulatory bodies, educators, clinicians and employers to embrace and promptly implement the recommendations in this report.
As the Ontario government implemented new policies to increase full-time implement for RNs to 70 per cent from 50 per cent, RNAO surveyed employers and RNs to see how well and whether those policies are working. The 70 per cent solution provides an analysis of the survey results, showing significant progress in all sectors.
SARS Unmasked answers the need to give voice to the many nurses who worked and lived through the SARS outbreak in Ontario. This report acknowledges that this crisis was unlike any experienced before in the province and argues that government, health organizations, and health-care professionals were ill-prepared to tackle SARS.
Earning Their Return represents a proactive approach to bringing Ontario’s registered nurses back home. In December of 2000, RNAO mailed a survey to 3,272 RNs who resided outside of Canada yet maintained their Ontario registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario. One critical finding of the survey as outlined in this report is the unequivocal desire of respondents to attain full-time, stable employment.
RNAO submitted this report to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in collaboration with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario in response to an imminent and severe nursing shortage across Canada. Ensuring The Care Will Be There reflects the strong consensus within the nursing profession of the urgent action required to address the causes of inadequate nursing resources. It presents an analysis of the situation and offers specific recommendations and strategies for the retention and recruitment of Ontario nurses – both RNs and RPNs.
