Chief of Nursing & Professional Practice; Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Ministry of Health, Ontario
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This initiative will support physicians to pursue comprehensive team-based primary care practices across Ontario. This is essential to attach 100% of our citizens to primary care. Ontario Helping More Family Doctors Learn and Stay in the Province news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Ontario Investing $1.7 Billion to Prepare More Students for In-Demand Careers including health care. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Wonderful to see attachment of citizens to #primarycare.
Connecting communities to #PrimaryCare 🩺
Ontario is launching the next primary care team call for proposals in September:
✅ new $250M investment
✅ supporting approximately 78 primary care teams
✅ 600,000 more people will be connected to primary care
#AMO2026
ALT Patient and health-care provider. Image Text: Protecting our communities: Ontario at AMO.
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Are you moving?
Health Care Connect can help you find a new family doctor or nurse practitioner, even if you’re still enrolled with your current clinician. No need to de-enrol first.
Call 811 or visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect to sign up.
ALT Health-care provider with patient. Image Text: Find a primary care clinician after moving.
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📢 Ontario’s #NursingWorkforce continues to grow!
In 2025, 18,000+ nurses entered Ontario’s workforce – the largest increase in the province’s history.
More nurses = faster and easier access to care for your family.
Find out more: cno.org/Assets/CNO/Documents…
ALT Nurse and patient. Image Text: 2025 saw the largest increase in Ontario’s nursing workforce.
We are so proud to be the first in the world to integrate RN prescribing competencies in the baccalaureate curriculum. Thank you to many who made this happen. @UWindsor @georgiancollege @HumberPoly @RNAO @collegeofnurses #GameChanger
Happy #Pride
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Mawlana Shah Karim discussed the history of coexistence and cooperation among Muslims, Christians and Jews in his speech to the Royal Toledo Foundation in Toledo on 2 March 2006.
Full speech:
open.spotify.com/episode/7rG…
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
#GemsofWisdom #Throwback #EidalAdha
Wishing everyone a blessed #EidMubarak. May this Eid bring sanity and compassion to our world. May humanity and oneness prevail.
Thank you to our midwives for your expertise and care. We appreciate it so much.
Today is International Day of the Midwife 🫶
In 2024, Ontario expanded the list of drugs midwives can prescribe and administer for the first time since 2010—making it easier for patients to connect to care.
Thank you to the 900+ midwives providing trusted care across Ontario!
ALT Midwife with pregnant person. Image Text: International Day of the Midwife.
Thank you to all my physician colleagues for all that you do for the health of our citizens. #DoctorsDay
It’s #DoctorsDay 🧑⚕️👩⚕️💙
Thank you to the physicians caring for patients across Ontario!
Since 2018, Ontario has added nearly 20,000 physicians to its health‑care workforce — including a 14% increase in family doctors — strengthening care for communities provincewide.
ALT Doctor with a patient. Image Text: Celebrating doctors provincewide!
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Think your child is being bullied?
#Bullying affects about 20% of Ontario students and can have a long-term impact.
Learn what signs to watch out for and how to help your child: ontario.ca/StopBullying
#MentalHealth #DayOfPink2026 #EchoOfChange
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Looking forward to gather with colleagues around the world and to share the work that illustrates the impact of health professionals on policy and civil society.
Thank you @MarkJCarney for extending such a warm welcome to the Aga Khan. There is a definite values-connect here.
Today, Prime Minister Carney met with His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V during his first official visit to Canada. The leaders discussed the strong ties between Canada and the Imamat, grounded in common values and shared interests. pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/20…
ALT Prime Minister Mark Carney and His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V are smiling and shaking hands in Ottawa. The Canadian and Ismaili flags are situated behind them.
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Looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner?
Health Care Connect can help you find a primary care clinician accepting patients in your area.
Register today – call 811 or visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect
ALT Man and woman looking for a health-care provider. Image Text: Register with Health Care Connect to find a primary care provider.
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Know someone who has made a lasting impact? Nominate them for the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour recognizing outstanding contributions.
Submit a nomination by March 31: Ontario.ca/OrderofOntario
The Order of Ontario nominations are closing soon!
Do you know someone whose made a lasting difference in our province?
Submit your nomination today and help celebrate outstanding Ontarians.
🔗: ontario.ca/page/order-ontari…
ALT An Order of Ontario medal with a red ribbon and a white trillium-shaped emblem. Image text: Order of Ontario nominations closing soon
Can’t wait to meet the teams in Pikanjikum!!!
Today, Deputy Minister of @ONThealth, Deborah Richardson, Ontario's Chief of Nursing & Professional Practice & Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. @KarimaVelji, Assistant Deputy Minister Sean Twyford, and RNAO representatives are visiting Pikangikum First Nation to advance nursing and health care in the North.
Nurses are proud to support this important work. #BPSO
Let the fun begin!!
On our way to Pikangikum, to witness awe inspiring #BPSO work and help address challenges 💕