Primary Care Provider Resources

Offers free or subsidized non-clinical programs for people who are blind, Deafblind or have low vision, including peer support, technology training, employment, youth and recreation programs.

Self-referral; providers may share the national contact line to connect patients with Ontario programs.

Provides Ontario's organized colorectal cancer screening pathway using FIT for eligible average-risk adults and colonoscopy follow-up for abnormal results.

Primary care provider orders FIT; patients without primary care should use current provincial or local unattached-patient screening options.

Quick-reference guidance for primary-care providers and endoscopists on the appropriate follow-up test and interval based on the number, size and histology of polyps found at colonoscopy.

Central provider hub for the July 2026 FIT changes, current requisition, primary-care FAQs, screening recommendations, post-polypectomy surveillance and high-quality colonoscopy resources.

Provides current Ontario guidance for average- and increased-risk screening, FIT eligibility and ordering, family-history pathways and follow-up after an abnormal FIT; FIT screening now begins at age 45 for eligible average-risk adults.

Structured, freely available questions and decision supports for identifying suicide risk and informing next steps.

Use with organizational policy, clinical assessment and an immediate safety response when risk is identified.

Our team of health care professionals deliver specialized services and coordinated care to individuals in the community who have suffered a stroke. Services are provided in the patient’s home or other community setting, through in-person and virtual care sessions. Our team includes a registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker, speech language pathologist, therapeutic recreational specialist and rehabilitation assistants.

Free regional patient portal providing people with online access to health records from participating hospitals in Ontario Health West.

Providers can share registration materials with patients; access is web-based and requires multi-factor authentication.

Policy setting expectations for after-hours coverage, test-result follow-up, absences and continuity arrangements.

Ensure staff, voicemail and cross-coverage procedures clearly direct urgent matters.