NSE 112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Local Health Integration Network, Long-Term Care, Public Hospital
week 6 readings
Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) plan, integrate and fund local health care,
improving access and patient experience.
• There are 13 LHINS in ontario
• Ford govt is proposing to amalgamate into fewer -- less bureaucracy however not
all needs may be addressed
• Central toronto lhin : Your Local Health Integration Network
Toronto Central LHIN is responsible for planning, funding and integrating and
delivering home care services to citizens across the city, with our service
providers to meet the needs of 1.2 million residents and tens of thousands of
others who come to Toronto for care.
RNAO says of Drummond report: A mixed bag of pills that shouldn't be swallowed whole
• Drummond commision has steered the province to health care privatization due to making policy
recommendatinos
• Which will be putting ontario into a path for “for profit”
• Research shows that care provided in not for profit health care settings delivers better health
outcomes for less money
• Drummon report acknowledges the central role nurses play in the health system and recognizes
the potential for improved health outcomes and cost savings by expanding their role and building
more capacity in nursing programs to educate more nurses