Family Practice Enhancement - "The Coalition has made it clear to government that it believes primary care is NOT in need of major reform. Instead, we believe that we need "Family Practice Enhancement" in order to provide quality, accessible care for our patients. Study after study shows that the care we provide for our patients ranks very high indeed. So why on earth does the Ontario government feel the need to reform it?"  Click here to view the entire bulletin

Our Media Release of October 15, 2002. Click here to view the entire media release.  Here is an excerpt: 

"...In addition to examining why the Ontario Family Health Network (OFHN) has failed to convince more than a handful of family physicians to give up fee-for-service and join a family health network, Dr. Mark also revealed for the first time the Coalition’s solution – “family practice enhancement” – for improving the way primary care is delivered in Ontario."

Click here to see some of the widespread media coverage

To Ontario Family Physicians To Ontario Family Physicians - Urgent Appeals Part 1 and Part 3 - this is mid 2002 3-part series of urgent appeals to you to enable us to change the status quo and take some strong action to improve the working conditions for family doctors.

98 PERCENT SAID NO - The results of our province-wide petition sent to all family physicians reveals that the vast majority of family physicians do not approve of the current Family Health Network agreements.  Please click here to read the entire bulletin.

PCR = $96.85 PER PATIENT PER YEAR ...25 CENTS PER DAY!  Our huge 2002 membership drive including the latest news on the new "urban" general FHN template agreements and our petition were sent to an unprecedented every family physician in Ontario.  Click here to see the bulletin and petition or download a "pdf" version.  (Final results were distributed in early April.  See The Medical Post and local newspapers and other media for preliminary results)

The results of our 2001 Primary Care Reform Survey sent out on June 28, 2001 are now available to you.  Click here to see the results both online or by a downloadable "pdf" version.

OMA GPFP section gives several failing grades to the new PCR Blue RIO Template released in October 2001.  Click here to view ^{(requires )}.  Click "back" on your browser to return here.

Canadians Give a Grade B to the Health Care System - a new Canadian Medical Association finds in its latest National Report card on Health Care (click here for a "pdf" version of the report).  Access to family physicians is the only area that received a grade A; yet, it is the area of health care that is getting the most pressure for major changes.

"The Common Sense Solution" outlining our common sense approach to our healthcare system’s problems.

Doctor shortages are being felt by the public now.  Click to go to our Public Information page on Doctor Supply to read more.

Our First Medical Conference "Pointers and Politics in Family Practice" was held on April 24th and 25th, 1999.  It was a great success.  Pictures and a text copy of President Dr. Sharla Lichtman's luncheon address are now available.  Our next one is scheduled for April 27, 2002.  Stay tuned for details.