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  • 31 March 2026

    Invitation to Participate: Ontario Health’s OHT Primary Care Provider Experience Survey
    As part of our commitment to building a more connected health care system, the CW OHT and PCN invite you to participate in Ontario Health’s 2026 OHT Primary Care Provider Experience Survey. Your input will help our OHT and PCN assess and report on our progress building a strong PCN that engages and supports family physicians and other primary care providers, as well as our collective efforts to build a more connected and integrated health care system. As this survey is being distributed province-wide, we will also be able to compare our progress to our peers.    Ontario Health developed this […]
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  • 19 March 2026

    Osler Collaboration Survey
    William Osler Health System has asked the CW PCN to share this message with family physicians and NPs who provide comprehensive longitudinal primary care on their behalf: Strengthening Collaboration between Community Physicians and Osler Dear Colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your input on how we can create a more seamless, connected system—one that supports you to deliver timely, coordinated and convenient care to your patients in partnership with William Osler Health System (Osler). At Osler, the health and wellbeing of our community guide everything we do Strong and integrated connections between our hospital and […]
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  • 19 March 2026

    Peel Public Health Respiratory Illness Season Updates [March 8 – March 14]
    Please find below Peel Public Health’s respiratory illness season key messages and data highlights for the period of March 8 to March 14. This summary includes relevant details related to Peel’s respiratory illness landscape. The information is intended to help streamline public health messaging across our Peel system partners. Please reference this material as needed for any respiratory illness status updates and share the information with your respective staff and partners as relevant. Peel Public Health asks that our content not be changed. If supplemented, please indicate which portions are your own and which originate from Peel Public Health. As […]
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  • 13 February 2026

    PPH Respiratory Illness Season Updates [February 1 – February 7]
    Please find below Peel Public Health’s respiratory illness season key messages and data highlights for the period of February 1 – February 7. This summary includes relevant details related to Peel’s respiratory illness landscape. The information is intended to help streamline public health messaging across our Peel system partners. Please reference this material as needed for any respiratory illness status updates and share the information with your respective staff and partners as relevant. Peel Public Health asks that our content not be changed. If supplemented, please indicate which portions are your own and which originate from Peel Public Health. As […]
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  • 21 January 2026

    Vaccine Updates – Peel
    Key messages  Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) Suspension orders are being mailed to students in Grades 2 to 6 and Grades 9 to 12 who have not submitted updated immunization records as outlined in the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA). These orders will be issued from January through April 2026. Immunization requirements align with the Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules in Ontario. The minimum age and spacing between doses must be followed to meet the ISPA requirements. If a student presents with a suspension order Vaccines received out of Ontario should be considered valid if there is written documentation of administration of vaccine at ages and intervals […]
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  • 21 January 2026

    eReferral Ontario Now Available for Onboarding
    eReferral Ontario is the updated provincial platform designed to streamline and optimize the referral process. It launched with a limited rollout in August 2025, allowing select users and sites to onboard. Starting this month, onboarding is open to all clinicians and providers. eReferral Ontario will work in conjunction with Central Intake to improve coordination and efficiency across the system. As per the Operational Direction: Local Delivery Group (LDG) Expansion to Support Spread and Scale of Digital Priorities, hospitals will be working with their local LDG Lead Organization and Ontario Health regional teams to onboard providers to eReferral. All other providers are requested to visit eReferral […]
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  • 21 January 2026

    PPH Respiratory Illness Season Updates [December 28 to January 3]
    Please find below Peel Public Health’s respiratory illness season key messages and data highlights for the period of December 28 – January 3. This summary includes relevant details related to Peel’s respiratory illness landscape. The information is intended to help streamline public health messaging across our Peel system partners. Please reference this material as needed for any respiratory illness status updates and share the information with your respective staff and partners as relevant. Peel Public Health asks that our content not be changed. If supplemented, please indicate which portions are your own and which originate from Peel Public Health. As […]
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  • 17 December 2025

    Welcoming Dr. David Borts as CW OHT Primary Care Specialist
    The Central West Ontario Health Team (CW OHT) is pleased to announce that Dr. David Borts has been selected as the new Primary Care Specialist representative for the CW OHT Primary Care Council (PCC), following an election at the October Central West Primary Care Network (CW PCN) Annual General Meeting. About Dr. David Borts Dr. Borts graduated from McGill Medical School in 1980 and completed residency training in both internal medicine (1984) and cardiology (1986). He has been a clinical cardiologist serving the community of Brampton for 36 years. In 2007, he completed an MBA at the Schulich School of […]
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  • 17 December 2025

    PPH Respiratory Illness Season Updates [November 30 to December 6]
    Please find below Peel Public Health’s respiratory illness season key messages and data highlights for the period of November 30 to December 6. This summary includes relevant details related to Peel’s respiratory illness landscape. The information is intended to help streamline public health messaging across our Peel system partners. Please reference this material as needed for any respiratory illness status updates and share the information with your respective staff and partners as relevant. Peel Public Health asks that our content not be changed. If supplemented, please indicate which portions are your own and which originate from Peel Public Health. As […]
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