Access to healthcare

Table of hours and service of FHTs, Walk-in-clinics, FP Office

Of the 150 Family Health Teams announced:

125 teams, in various stages of development and implementation, have enrolled patients and are currently providing care to more than 1.4 Million Ontarians of which 97,000 are new unattached patients.
Of the remaining 25 “FHTs”, 15 are in a primary care model that is just starting to enroll patients and 10 are in a practice models that are moving towards an eligible “FHT” model.
Currently, 66 teams have commenced operation and hired more than 268 allied health professionals including 71 Nurse Practitioners, 82 Registered Nurses, 20 Registered Practical Nurses, 26 Dieticians, 31 mental health workers, 20 social workers and 8 pharmacists.
104 Business and Operational Plans submitted – 100 approved.
Over the next few months these numbers will grow considerably as more teams become operational.

While every FHT is flexible and unique, below is a sample based on Blue Sky's model of access to healthcare.

	FHT Centre	Walk-In-Clinic	FP Office
Population Served	Rostered(R) 20,000.00	56 - 125,000 R+General	Per MD- 600-3000 ®

Hours of Operation	8:30-4:30 Mon-Fri (Sat am)	363 Day a Year, M-F 5:00-9:00 pm,	M-F 9:00 am- 5:00 pm most days
		Sat + Sun 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
Location	Central, Downtown, Bus Access.	Bus Access, 24 Hrs Shoppers, Drug	Distributed through out City
	Serves low income families, Wheel Chair Access	Mart, Outer City Hwy, Wheel Chair Access	12 Separate Locations, Bus Access
Staff	15 multiple disciplines, 1 NP and 1 MD daily	1 MD, 1 Reception, 1 Nurse if approved	1 MD, 1 Reception, .5 Nurse if approve.

Duties/Program	Full Scope, Chronic Disease, Wellness Procedures	Acute and Urgent Care After Hours,	All Services Daily

Tri-age Level	Level 5 and well, occasional 3 and 4	Level 5- Level 2 inclusive	Level 5 to Level 2, occasional Level 1
		occasional Level 1
MD's and Nurses	Yes	Yes	Yes
Training
EMR / THAS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Support

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