Oxford OHT

11/27/2025

Coming soon!! Effective Friday December 5, 2025.

11/25/2025

If you need non-urgent healthcare information, advice, or health service referrals this winter, consider Health811.

It's a free, secure and confidential service Ontarians can access 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for trusted health information. Ontarians can call 811 (TTY: 1-866-797-0007), chat online or access resources online at ontario.ca/health811.

11/24/2025

The Oxford OHT is thrilled to be at the 2025 Integrated Care Action Summit!

This two day event is an opportunity to connect with other Ontario Health Teams, primary care partners, patient and caregiver advisors from across the province who are all working toward the same goal: making care more connected and easier to navigate.

Over the next two days, we’ll be learning from others, sharing what’s working in Oxford County, and exploring new ideas to strengthen collaboration across the system.

We’re looking forward to the conversations, the energy, and the chance to keep pushing integrated care forward together!

11/21/2025

Getting your flu & COVID-19 vaccines can help you and those around you stay healthy as we enter the winter season!

These vaccines are available for free for all individuals 6 months of age and older who live, work or go to school in Ontario.

Where to get the shot:
➡️ Participating Pharmacies (age 2+)
➡️ Primary care providers offer flu shots to their patients aged 6 months and older
➡️ Southwestern Public Health offers limited appointments ONLY for children under 5 years old. Book at: https://reservationv5.frontdesksuite.ca/swph/book/Home/Index?Culture=en&PageId=b298b44b-07f7-4f18-9610-77fa6719424a&ShouldStartReserveTimeFlow=False&ButtonId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Stay healthy! Get vaccinated!

11/20/2025

This Digital Health Week, we're celebrating the impact of AI Scribe tools across Oxford County.

With support from the Oxford Ontario Health Team, local clinicians are using AI scribing tools to reduce administrative burden and improve the patient experience - and the early results are promising!

📌 Over 85% of clinicians who use AI Scribe are satisfied or very satisfied with the tool.

📉 82% say it meaningfully reduces their administrative workload, helping them spend less time on paperwork.

📝 Nearly 90% report clearer, more complete documentation, improving the quality of clinical notes.

🤝 60% say they can now spend more time in direct patient care, supporting more relationship-focused visits.

⏳ Clinicians who have used the tool for 6+ months report even higher satisfaction, showing that value grows with routine use.

Digital tools like AI Scribe are helping care providers focus on what matters most - time with patients. We’re proud to support digital solutions that strengthen care in Oxford County.

11/19/2025

Parents, we need your help! 🙌
The Planet Youth Survey is coming to your child’s school — and their voice can help shape the future of our community. 🌱

✏️ Sign the consent form today so your Grade 9 or 10 student (ages 14-17) can be part of the change.
It’s not just a survey — it’s their story. 💬

🔗 Consent form link below

TVDSB:
https://schoolapps2.tvdsb.ca/parents/tvdsb_parents/

LDCSB: https://ldcsb.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Ld2A2S8eD2Nd0q

11/19/2025

If you have questions on how to support a person who is grieving, or are grieving yourself, contact VON Oxford. They offer grief and bereavement services that may help.

You are not alone. Learn more:

The third Tuesday in November marks the annual National Grief and Bereavement Day in Canada. On this day, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association encourages Canadians to engage government and all sectors of Canadian society in a national dialogue to identify and support access to the necessary resources for those living with grief and bereavement. 💙

Victorian Order of Nurses - VON

If you have questions on how to support a person who is grieving, or are grieving yourself, please reach out to VON Oxford. You are not alone.
Phone: 519-539-1231 ext.: 6299
Email: oxford.griefsupport@von.ca

11/18/2025

Did you know falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians?

The good news is that falls can be prevented by making the needed adjustments to your home and lifestyle. This , take action to help reduce the chance of falls. We outline fall prevention tips and more in our "Aging Well in Oxford County" resource: https://oxfordoht.ca/community-member-resources/

11/17/2025

Last week our Project Coordinator, Emily attended the "OHT In Good Relation Gathering" hosted by the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council. This gathering was an opportunity to learn about Indigenous cultural safety and two-eyed seeing, which is a teaching that directs attention to "learning to see from one eye the strengths in Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, and from the other eye the strengths in Western approaches."

Attendees were also introduced to the new "ACTION framework" that is still in development and will help our OHT in our work towards reconcili-ACTION through a circle of transformation.

Thank you for having us, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council.

11/14/2025

As we wrap up Nurse Practitioner Week, we extend our sincere thanks to Krista, Jessica, and all Nurse Practitioners across Oxford County. Your knowledge, compassion, and commitment help strengthen our health system and improve access to care across our communities.

🧡 Thank you for everything you do - this week and every week.

Read our full feature story: https://oxfordoht.ca/nurse-practitioner-week-2025/

It’s Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week; a yearly celebration during the second week of November. It’s a time to recognize the vital role NPs play in providing comprehensive health care across a variety of care settings in our community.

11/13/2025

Meet Jessica Carrasco-Harding, Nurse Practitioner at the Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic and Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic.

Jessica provides Primary Care for individuals who don’t have a regular Primary Care provider - often people who have gone long periods without access to consistent health support. “When they walk through our doors, they may be feeling frustrated, worried, or simply worn down from trying to navigate the system on their own. My role as a Nurse Practitioner is to change that experience - to listen, to validate their concerns, and to give them a clear path forward.”

In this role, Jessica meets with a variety of people, from concerned parents of a newborn to an older adult managing a chronic condition, to someone reaching out for mental health support. In every situation, Jessica emphasizes the importance of making sure that person leaves feeling seen, heard, and with a sense of control over their health.

“The joy that comes from watching someone finally feel relief, validation, or hope, that’s what keeps me passionate about this work.”

👏 Thank you, Jessica, for your compassionate care and for helping make healthcare more accessible across Oxford County.

🩺 Read Jessica’s full story: https://oxfordoht.ca/nurse-practitioner-week-2025/


Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario

11/12/2025

Last week, we were proud to bring together navigators, healthcare leaders, and community organizations from Elgin, Oxford, and Middlesex-London to continue advancing health system navigation and equity across our region.

Key highlights included:

📞 Health811 updates: expanding digital and live-chat navigation supports, new partnerships with 988 for mental health crisis response, and upcoming initiatives to better assist caregivers and non-clinical inquiries.

👩‍⚕️ HealthCare Connect insights: updates on provincial strategies to connect people to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners and a look at how 235,000 Ontarians are being supported on the waitlist for primary care.

🤝 Cross-OHT collaborations: participants shared projects that embed community navigators and intake coordinators in local health centres to ease the burden on physicians and help connect residents directly to care.

🌍 Health Equity Panel: powerful conversations on Two-Eyed Seeing in Indigenous services, newcomer experiences navigating language and cultural barriers, and the role of mobile and community-based services in reaching people where they are.

We’re grateful to all the speakers, partners, and participants who joined us to share their insights and strengthen our collective work toward a more connected, equitable, and person-centred healthcare system.

Oxford OHT Middlesex London Ontario Health Team