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• Ontario Appoints New Chair for the Minister's Patient and Family Advisory Council

  June 23, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, announced the appointment of Betty-Lou Kristy as the new Chair of the Minister's Patient an...

  News release | Health

• Ministry of Health to Hold Technical Briefing

  June 18, 2020 7:00 A.M.

  Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Rhonda McMichael, Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health Initiatives, Mike Maddock, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Digital...

  Media advisory | Health

• Ontario Expanding Data Collection to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19

  June 15, 2020 3:30 P.M.

  TORONTO — In response to requests by community leaders and public health experts, the Ontario government is proposing a regulatory change to mandate the reporting of data on race, income, ...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Eases Restrictions on Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies

  June 13, 2020 8:00 A.M.

  TORONTO ― The Ontario government is providing more flexibility on the number of attendees permitted at indoor and outdoor wedding and funeral ceremonies, in recognition of the importance of being w...

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• Ministry of Health to Hold Technical Briefing

  June 12, 2020 7:00 A.M.

  Dr. David McKeown, Chair of Ontario's Public Health Measures Table, will hold a technical briefing on safely expanding social interactions in Ontario.

  Media advisory | Health

• Ontario Lifting 30-Day Supply Limit on Prescriptions

  June 11, 2020 7:40 P.M.

  TORONTO — With the supply of many drugs and medications having stabilized in the province, the Ontario government is lifting the recommended 30-day supply limit for dispensing Ontario Drug Be...

  News release | Health

• Ontario Appoints New Patient Ombudsman

  June 11, 2020 9:30 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed Cathy Fooks as Ontario's new Patient Ombudsman to help improve the quality of care and supports people receive in hospitals, long-term care h...

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• Ontario Appoints Special Advisor to Develop Health Data Platform

  June 4, 2020 8:35 A.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed Dr. Jane Philpott as the special advisor to support the design and implementation of the new Ontario Health Data Platfo...

  News release | Health

• Chief Medical Officer of Health and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health to Hold Bi-Weekly Media Briefings

  June 1, 2020 7:30 A.M.

  Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, and Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, will hold bi-weekly media briefings to provide an update on the province's ...

  Media advisory | Health

• Ministry of Health to Hold Technical Briefing

  May 29, 2020 7:00 A.M.

  Dr. Vanessa Allen, Chief, Medical Microbiology, Public Health Ontario Laboratory, Matthew Anderson, President and CEO of Ontario Health, and Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario and Executi...

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