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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1. Receive for information
the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s discussion paper entitled: Patients
First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario
(Document 1);
2. Approve that the Chair of
the Board of Health submit this report to the Minister of Health and
Long-Term Care and write a letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term
Care outlining the key considerations for successful health system
transformation, as outlined in the report:
a) Leverage the Role of
Public Health
b) Maintain Independent
Governance and Accountability
c) Protect Public Health
Funding
d) Strategically Integrate
Population Health Priorities, Assessment, and Surveillance; and
e) Enhance Public Health
Capacity
3. Approve that the Chair of
the Board of Health include in the letter, referenced in Recommendation 2, a
recommendation that Boards of Health be afforded ex-officio representation on
Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) Boards in order to effectively
influence priority setting;
4. Approve that the Chair of
the Board of Health, subject to the approval of Recommendations 2 and 3,
forward the letter referenced in recommendations 2 and 3 and this report to
all Ontario Boards of Health, Ottawa City Council, the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Association of Local Public Health Agencies
(alPHa), the Champlain LHIN, and local Members of Provincial Parliament, as
part of the Ministry’s consultations on their proposals included in the Patients
First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario
report;
5. Recommend that the Chair
of the Board of Health, and the Medical Officer of Health consult with the
Ottawa City Council representative for AMO, regarding municipal perspectives
around the proposed changes in governance and funding; and,
6.
Direct
staff to contribute to the Ministry’s consultations, as required.
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