Advocacy for On-Call Provincial Funding (Motion #67-03)

Moved by Gingras – Kinoshameg. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, September 18, 2003.

WHEREAS the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Mandatory Program and Services Guidelines do not clearly delineate 24 hour response for on-call services and staff; and

WHEREAS issues in the last 3 years including Walkerton, Bioterrorism, West Nile virus and SARS have clearly indicated the need for more urgent response to the public and government on a 24 hour, 7 day per week basis; and

WHEREAS the Chief Medical Officer has clearly indicated the mandate of the Ministry to require local health units and their Medical Officers of Health to be available on an on-call basis, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Health Unit has assigned staffing resources to ensure the required on-call system is in place 24/7;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Health Unit supports the Thunder Bay Health Unit’s resolution and correspondence to The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to fund the costs of regular on-call service provisions, as well as emerging/emergency response activities, province-wide and on a local level on a 100% provincial funded basis.

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