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The Chamber Policy Committee recently submitted a Policy Resolution to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce policy process. The Resolution contains six specific recommendations to the Provincial Government on access bottlenecks to primary health care. The Policy Resolution will be debated at the Ontario Chamber’s Annual General Meeting in Toronto in May.

The recommendations include:

1. Further expand the Regulated Health Professions Act to;
2. Integrate the above (1a,b) into a funded service structure.
3. Integrate rehabilitation services (chiropractic, physiotherapy and occupational therapy) into Family Health Teams on an unfunded basis and ensure that the infrastructure is in place to allow for the integration of unfunded services.
4. Integrate musculoskeletal triage units (chiropractors and physiotherapists) into hospital emergency rooms on a funded basis.
5. Review the Physician Enrollment Model to eliminate double dipping and duplication of services.
6. Implement incentive programs for Ontario employers to create employee wellness programs.

Click on the link to read the background material: Policy Resolution