What the parties say

Fold LHINs and CCACs into 30 to 40 “health hubs” that would co-ordinate care.

Increase choice and competition, giving patients a selection of home-care options.

Allow more bidding for contracts for services like hospital cafeterias and MRIs.

Let specialty clinics provide more services like dialysis and routine surgeries.

Improve mental health services so they are less fragmented.

Create 50 family health clinics that would give patients an alternative to ERs for after-hours care.

Hire 250 nurse practitioners in ERs.

Reduce wait times for seniors with a five-day homecare guarantee.

Support families caring for the ill or elderly with a caregiver tax credit of $1,275 a year.

LHINs would have to connect more to their communities and may no longer be called LHINs.

CCACs need to do more bulk purchasing, and the party has not yet decided whether to get rid of them.

Review LHINs, CCACs and public health units to ensure efficiency.

Expand responsibilities of registered nurses to prescribe drugs, and nurse practitioners to order X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and MRIs. Cap hospital parking fees. Create more “health links” to support those with multiple, chronic conditions.

Push Ottawa for a national pharmacare program.