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NPs improve access and equity of care across Ontario

by: Madison Scaini

As RNAO’s first practising nurse practitioner (NP) president, Lhamo Dolkar recalls what RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun once said to her: “There is always a right president at the right time.” At this juncture, and with the current challenges facing NPs and the broader health system, Dolkar believes it’s the right time for her RNAO ...

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Letter to the editor

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In a letter to the editor published before the release of the provincial budget on March 26, RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun takes aim at clinics that charge for health care and advises on how NPs and NP-led clinics must be fully covered by the province to ensure timely access to quality care by NPs.

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NPs in Ottawa waiting on for approval to open clinic

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RNAO NP members Hoda Mankal and Joanna Binch are ready to bring mental health and addiction care, as well as primary care, to Ottawa’s most vulnerable. They’re just waiting for funding approval from the province to open their NP-led clinic and get to work.

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Trenton NP first to receive most-responsible-provider designation

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Johanna Leonhardt is the first NP at Quinte Health Care (QHC) to fill the role of 'most-responsible-provider' (MRP), a designation that means she is able to practise to her full scope (read more about RNAO’s NP Task Force report on sco

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A call for more NPs with expanded scope

by: Kimberley Kearsey

David* is an NP at a walk-in clinic in his area. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, he met Jane, a young mother of two who called the clinic to talk with him about a concerning discharge and palpable lumps in her breasts. A few months prior, she had seen her primary care provider (PCP) with the same concerns and was ordered a mammo...

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