2: Appropriate Infrastructure
APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE
Short-term: Establish networks of primary care providers (family physicians, nurse practitioners and others) in primary care hubs, which will connect into the surrounding health and social ecosystem, inclusive of hospital infrastructure anchors. These networks will together resolve current issues of personal protective equipment procurement and distribution, IPAC implementation and support, virtual care optimization and other necessary steps for the COVID-19 response and recovery.
Long-Term: Networks will evolve into the full Ontario Health Team model, and primary care hubs will make up part of the anchor infrastructure. Primary care leadership in the network will be an equal voice in prioritization, strategic planning andfunding decisions.