On December 7, 2016, the Ontario government passed the Patients First Act (“Patients First”), intended to support patient-centred care, promote health system planning and integration, and improve access to high quality health services.
Yet, while the provincial government has promised that Patients First will deliver better care and usher in a new era of health transformation in Ontario, it could also pave the way for new involvement into the governance of health service providers by the province’s Local Health Integration Networks (“LHINs”).
For the balance of this Bulletin, please see Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 401.