Archive for the ‘Press Release’ Category

The Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT) is launching the Connect Clinic. This new clinic will help the many people in Peterborough City and County who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The Connect Clinic will provide care to patients while they wait to get a permanent family doctor or nurse practitioner. Local family doctors and nurse practitioners provide timely access to acute, […]

The Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT) is launching the Connect Clinic. This new clinic will help the many people in Peterborough City and County who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The Connect Clinic will provide care to patients while they wait to get a permanent family doctor or nurse practitioner. Local […]

PETERBOROUGH, ON— Duff Sprague, CEO of the Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT) appeared before the MPPs who sit on the Ontario government’s pre-budget consultation committee on December 5, 2025. Sprague highlighted for the committee members several pressing issues, including wage disparities, access to care for unattached patients and budget constraints. [See News Release]

PETERBOROUGH, ON— Medical learners from the Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) visit Peterborough Family Health Team on Thursday, May 29, for a day of immersive education and exposure to real-world primary care during the 2025 ROMP Week. The 10 students join local Peterborough family doctors to gain valuable insight in the family medicine world. [See […]

Key Information: A website called ca is misleading residents by suggesting it can connect them with local Peterborough family doctors for a fee; Family doctors will not charge people to become a rostered patient; Family doctors rarely charge for services – if they do, patients are told in advance; and In Ontario, to get a […]

On Tuesday, February 6, CEO, Duff Sprague spoke with CBC Radio on the announcement of the Peterborough CHC. This announcement is good news for our community; however, this is just a first step in the right direction to investing in the foundation of Ontario’s healthcare system. We encourage you to listen to the full interview […]

The following press release is from Ontario’s Ministry of Health and was announced at the Peterborough Family Health Team. PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is investing $110 million to connect up to 328,000 people to primary care teams, bringing the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care. “Our government is […]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2024 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE IN CRITICAL UNDERFUNDED STATE PETERBOROUGH, ON – Community healthcare in Ontario is in crisis as it struggles to recruit and retain health workers. The rapidly growing wage gap between primary care and other healthcare sectors is proven and the facts have been brought to light in […]

BORN Ontario provides an update on a cybersecurity incident. See the BORN Ontario news release for details.

Opinion Piece The Board of Directors, Peterborough Family Health Team The front door to health care in Ontario is broken and needs to be fixed. Family medicine plays a crucial central role in health care. The Ministry of Health has contributed to creating a critical shortage of family doctors that has brought the system to […]