Abstracts
Abstract
This article provides an overview of political decisions that led up to the implementation of the Ontario Family Health Team (FHT) model. FHTs have broadened primary health care in Ontario by bringing together family physicians with various interdisciplinary professionals. Political decisions have long influenced the shape and need for the FHT model. Knowledge of historically imbedded elements in the FHT model helps to strengthen current and future policy and decision-making. This article is informed by qualitative data collected from interviews with seven policy informants and 29 FHT leaders.
Keywords:
- Primary care,
- politics,
- Family Health Teams
Résumé
Le présent article fait un survol des décisions politiques qui ont mené à la mise en oeuvre du modèle ontarien d’équipes de santé familiale (ÉSF). Ces équipes ont élargi la prestation de soins de santé primaires en Ontario en rassemblant des médecins de famille et divers autres professionnels. Les décisions politiques ont longtemps façonné le modèle d’ÉSF et influé sur la nécessité de celles-ci. Le fait de connaître les éléments de l’histoire rattachés au modèle d’ÉSF permet de renforcer la prise de décisions politiques actuelle et future. Cet article se fonde sur des données qualitatives recueillies à partir d’entrevues auprès de sept informateurs sur les politiques et de 29 chefs d’ÉSF.
Mots-clés :
- Soins primaires,
- politiques,
- équipes de santé familiale
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