RNAO welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) on proposed regulation under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017.

RNAO support for comprehensive end-game strategy

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and nursing students in all settings and roles across Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contributions to shaping the health system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve. A key determinant of public policy is the budget, as it allocates resources between different and competing ends.

RNAO is pleased to offer its submission on Bill 160, Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017.

RNAO supports Bill 160's objectives of strengthening transparency, accountability and quality of care in a person-centred health system. However, we caution against the unintended consequences of a number of the measures in the bill, such as expanding the practice of paramedics to primary care, accelerating privatization of health services, and further compromising safety of residents in long-term care.

Submission to Population and Public Health Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

RNAO welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), Population and Public Health Division, on the Report of the Minister's Expert Panel on Public Health entitled "Public Health within an Integrated Health System". Together with the input of RNAO's Community Health Nurses' Interest Group (CHNIG), experts working in public health settings across Ontario, we offer our response and recommendations.