The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today launched the first ‘Health Care Action’ update focused on Family Care Teams, and the Health Care Action website, an informative platform on health care for residents of the province.
Premier Furey was joined at the announcement by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services; Dr. Pat Parfrey, Deputy Minister of Health Transformation; and Gillian Sweeney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health and Wellness.
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has a plan, built on Health Accord NL, and is taking action to ensure all residents of the province have access to quality health care. Budget 2023 ‘Your Health. Our Priority’, made the largest ever investment in health care totaling $3.9 billion, which will further advance actions to reimagine health care and improve the ability of residents to access care.
Health Care Action has five key areas:
- Health care professional retention;
- Health care professional recruitment;
- Access to quality primary care;
- Improved virtual care; and
- Improved access to emergency care.
Through regular Health Care Action updates and the Health Care Action website, residents will be able to stay up-to-date on progress made, and see many of the initiatives underway. The website will be updated regularly.
The website will also serve as an informative and supportive platform for health care professionals to learn about the opportunities and incentives to work in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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“Keeping Newfoundlanders and Labradorians informed and up-to-date on the progress we are making in reimagining and redefining health care in this province is of the utmost importance to us all. Through our Health Care Action updates, you will be able to see how we are stabilizing and transforming our health care system, which includes establishing Family Care Teams, to ensure that we have the best quality care available for residents in the province. Transformation takes time, but we are on the road to recovery.”
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
“Your health is our priority. Health Care Action is an immediate and important way to communicate the progress of health care-related initiatives and explain how they will work. It demonstrates exactly what your government is doing to tackle our health care challenges as we are committed to driving meaningful change across the health care system.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Health and Community Services
“Our work on Health Accord NL resulted in recommendations to transform our health system into one that is modern, sustainable, and provides the right care, at the right time, by the right provider. By reimagining areas like Family Care Teams, we will be able to meet the health care needs of residents closer to home and increase capacity across the health care system.”
Dr. Pat Parfrey
Deputy Minister of Health Transformation“Establishing Family Care Teams is an important Health Care Action that we are taking to help us achieve the necessary health care transformation throughout the province. This team-based approach will allow for greater capacity to see patients and, as a result, expand access to care across the health system.”
Gillian Sweeney
Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health and Wellness
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