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Cmuprehensive apprve Epproadi to loAg term
Jar. , M .P.
On June 60 this year, -the ..MiniSter of
Community Auld: Social -Services =outlined
in the Legislature the :approach his
miniskry, m:conjunction with he ham'
of Beath .:and the .Offices for Disabled
Persons and :Senior :Citizens' _Affairs,
would .be taking to address their long
term care -needs.
The .guiding principles 'upon which the
development of this new, system will, rest
are:
-reform of the funding :system to ':em-
phasize individual needs;
increased -support for caregivers;
-encouraging use:of the most .ap-
propriate, :cost effective ::service;
-emphasizing services in . peoples own
homes:
estabHahin a single, integrated .admis-
sions. ;process;
:strengthening :the role of the local com-
:munity; :and
-ensuring :affordability .and appropriate
sharing of costs.
An interininistry task force is develop-
ing a plan to .streamline services by -early
1990.
CARE TOR M(7THERB AND BABIES
On June 15, the Minister of Health in-
troduced ,.a number ;Of innovative 'pro-
grams .:as part of a comprehensive ;net-
work - to improve care for mnithers and
babies, both during .and after :birth. At a
cost of more 11 =42 $2 mullion the Ministry
will:
',establish :birthing centres outside
,hospitals so that women ° !ith :lowrrisk
pregnancies will ;have more choices in the
kind .of :care ..available to them;
provide Nome support programs for
mothers leaving hospital early .:after un-
complicated ,deliveries, and .for those
Winging babies hme' from intensive :care
nurseries;
:support community=based 'health promo-
tion programs -which -aim to 'reduce the
:number of premature births; and
-appoint a :provincial -coordinator .of
maternal and newborn health.
Traditional hospital maternity care will
of course remain in place.
KIDNEY DISEASE 'TREATMENT
On -June 1 the :Minister rof -Health an-
nounced that an =additional '$23 million
:would ta put towards the expansion •of
the . kidney disease treatment 'program.
The expansion :includes the sestablishrnent
of at least.75 new :dialysis treatment sta-
tions across -the province, and an.4addi-
tional $300,000 for the Multiple Organ
Retrieval Exchange (MORE), which
operates a computerized registry that
helps match organ donors with potential
recipients.
The ' Minister has also -called for pro -
ponds for the establbilunent of the pro-
vinces second lithotripter, la machine
which is able to disintegrate kidney
ktones without surgery.
HURON -COUNTY `PlIOTO CONTEST
For those :of you interested'in entering
the °Huron County calendar :photo :contest
which ::=I am sponsoring, my offices have
begun accepting entries. They may be
nailed or -dropped .off at any of my
'riding offices in Exeter, -Godeeich or
Wingham, or sent to me tare of the
Legislative Building, ' Queen's park,
Toronto `'M7A 1A2.
-Deadline for entries -is F'r'iday,
November 3rd.
Farm machinery dealers
musta steer with board
The Farm .Implements Act will be pro-
claimed Jan. 1, 1990 Ontario Minister of
Agriculture and Food David Ramsay an-
nounced today. -
"The Farm implements Act has been
developed in response to the concerns of
farmers .and farm implement dealers
across Ontario. It Is a progressive piece
of legislation and will prove :advantageous
to all parties involved in buying and sell -
Ing farm machinery," Gainsay said.
The act, which received royal assent in
December 1988, regulates the sale, ger--
vice, -warranty and safety requirements
of farm implements. 3t provides for the
return ofdefectivemew farm implements
1 y far hers and for the orderly termina-
tion - of dealer=distributor agreements.
In order for dealers and distributors to
operate in Ontario, they must be
registered with the Farm Implements
Board by Jan. 1, 1990, Ramsay told the
audience at Ontario's largest farm
machinery show. The board was created
by the Farm Implement Act to register
dealers and distributors of farm im-
plements, to :mediate disputes between
purchasers and dealers or distributors
and, to supervise safety measures
relating to .farm .implements.
Dealers and distributors should contact
the Farm Implements Board as soon as
possible to obtain application forms. The
address of the board is 2 Carlton Street,
Suite 1816, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1J3.
The phone number is (416) 326-3799.
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