.Doug Ford,Sylvia Jones Infuriated that gov't digs heels in over an outdated drug list! Prescribing restrictions force midwives to send clients to MDs for concerns otherwise entirely within midwifery scope. #ONpoli

Midwives across Ontario are infuriated over Ministry of Health announcement that outdated restrictions regarding prescribing powers will not be updated. Ontarians have until November 13 to provide feedback and midwives are asking the public to speak out: prn.to/40ezpmH

Together with Alliance for Healthier Communities AFHTO NPLCA OCFP Indigenous Primary Health Care Council NPAO, we call on ON gov't to develop a strategy for health covereage for uninsured people. The costs of discontinuing coverage are too high - for Ontario, for our health system, for people’s health & lives.

Midwives call on Doug Ford to take action to ensure Ontarians have access to the medication and tests they need from their midwives. #onpoli prn.to/3HxtFLX

RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun RN, PhD LLD(hon),Dr(hc), FAAN,O.ONT welcomes Ont's investment in nursing programs, as outlined in RNAO's #NursingThroughCrisis report, & urges Premier Doug Ford to expand #NPLCs & deliver on #RNprescribing .

'Nurses are key to strengthen our health system.'
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''We saw a lot of people coming back to hospital who could've probably been served in their own community.'
'Allowing patients to contact the midwife by pager... is a form of proactive medicine... which is something our system should have a lot more of.'' cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

Midwives call on Health Minister Sylvia Jones to take action to ensure Ontarians have access to the medication and tests they need from their midwives. prn.to/3HxtFLX

I’m a #midwife Toronto and I stand with @OntarioMidwives for #payequity . Time for Doug Ford to invest in closing the pay gap! #MidwivesKeepWinning
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My wife was a #midwife for more than 20 years in Toronto and Peterborough and I stand with @OntarioMidwives for #payequity . Time for Doug Ford to invest in closing the pay gap! #MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals

I’m a #midwife rystudent at Toronto Metropolitan University and as a future #midwife I stand with @OntarioMidwives for #payequity . Time for Doug Ford to invest in closing the pay gap! #MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals

I am a #midwife in Ottawa and I stand with @OntarioMidwives for #payequity . Time for Doug Ford to invest in closing the pay gap! #MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals

I’m worried about the sustainability of my career as an #OntarioMidwife . Despite massive demand for more midwives. Ending the #GenderPayGap is one way, but it’s a vital first step in making midwifery more sustainable. #TimesUp #MidwivesKeepWinning #NoMoreAppeals Doug Ford

Loved our #midwives without their knowledge & care I wouldn’t have been able to have two safe homebirths #sagefemmesrenaissancemidwifery #renaissancemidwifery #niagarafalls Ontario Midwives #payequity

I agree - does not make me feel respected or appreciated at all!! Doug Ford keeps appealing #HumanRightsTribunal decision for #payequity for #OntarioMidwives . How much respect is that?! 🙄 #NoMoreAppeals

'Undervaluing our work undermines the sustainability of midwifery. Doug Ford stop wasting more tax dollars fighting midwives in court & ensure midwives are paid fairly.' Bounmy Inthavong
It's been almost a decade. Pay equity is long #Overdue . #NoMoreAppeals #MidwivesKeepWinning

I’m a #midwife and I stand with @OntarioMidwives #payequity . Time for Doug Ford to invest in closing the pay gap #MidwivesKeepWinning

Support from Nova Scotia! #MidwivesKeepWinning

'Government has denied midwives arbitration, leaving us no option but to fight for our rights in courts.' Kim Cloutier Holts

Midwives launched a human rights claim in 2013 & won. 2 appeals later & #MidwivesKeepWinning . Doug Ford how many losses will it take? #NoMoreAppeals

'Les sages femmes demandent l’arbitrage et finalement une investissement pour abolir le sexisme. Doug Ford, arrêtez d’utiliser les impôts des Ontariens pour se battre en cours.' Kim Cloutier Holts

#MidwivesKeepWinning . #NoMoreAppeals