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Patients First A Roadmap to Strengthen Home and Community Care
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Got It, Hide this- Website: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
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Through their ‘Patients First’ initiative, the Ontario government has set out to strengthen home and community care. This document outlines the 10 steps of this project and a timeline for implementation.
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community care, long term care, accessibility services, caregiver, health care, Ontario government
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Rated on: 10/19/2018 12:54:33 PM
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