‘Multi-stakeholder working group’ will advocate to bring family doctors to Kingston

City’s taskforce bringing family doctor shortage to the Ministry of Health

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December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Debra Lefebvre, Dr. Elaine Ma, Dr. Veronica Legnini, family doctor, family doctor shortage, family health, family physicians, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ministry of Health, physician, unattached patient

City Council voted Tuesday night to support the establishment of a multi-stakeholder working group to advocate for the Kingston region’s designation as a high-need community for family physicians with the Ministry of Health. “This stakeholder group will work closely with a newly formed Ontario Health Team on a regional approach

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June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Debra Lefebvre, Dr. Veronica Legnini, family doctor, Health Care Connect, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Ontario Ministry of Health, physician recruitment strategy, Physician Recruitment Team, primary care physicians

The Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce is preparing an appeal to the Ministry of Health to make it easier for family doctors to practice in Kingston. “Kingston’s had a family physician issue for as long as I can remember,” said Dr. Veronica Legnini, who has been practicing family medicine in

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May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to doctors, City of Kingston, family doctor, family healthcare teams, family physicians, Health Care Connect, health care teams, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Ministry of Health, more doctors, Ontario government, personal physician, physician recruitment strategy, provincial government

Right now, people are thinking about their health a lot more than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but what about those in Kingston who are currently looking for a family doctor? The number of those without access to a family healthcare team is larger than you might think. As