New Doctor? – Northumberland Family Health Team

Launch of Northumberlandcare.com to connect patients with/without a family doctor to doctors

Virtual care is now available for Northumberland resident patients without a family doctor. Individuals in Northumberland that have a family doctor can use the new website www.northumberlandcare.com to find the best way to reach their family doctor during this time.

Those without a family doctor can use northumberlandcare.com to speak to the next available family doctor and find out how to contact their office during specified times. It is anticipated that a doctor will be available for 3 hours a day, 6 days a week.

Please see more details on the website or on this Northumberland Care Press Release 2020-03-22.

Are you looking for a Family Doctor?

We do not keep a waiting list for people looking for a family doctor.

Health Care Connect is a program that helps you find a doctor if you don’t have one. It is run by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. You can also use the program to change family health care providers, but only after you drop off your current family health care provider’s patient list. Once you register with Health Care Connect a Care Connector will search for a doctor in our community that is accepting new patients. About 80% of people who join the program find a family health care provider this way.

You can reach Health Care Connect at 1-800-445-1822 or visit Ontario.ca/healthcareconnect.

Our family doctors will notify Health Care Connect directly when they are rostering new patients.

COVID 19 Updates

For up to date information on where to find Covid vaccination clinics please click here to go to the HKPR.

To download a receipt of your vaccination click on this link and have your health card ready.

If you have an in-person appointment with a health care provider at any of the NFHT offices, please wear your own mask (homemade or otherwise). Please ensure the mask covers both your nose and mouth. These infection control protocols are to protect our patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read an interview about these new vaccines with our Dr. Smith, the COVID-19 Vaccine Physician Lead for NFHT.

Local COVID-19 Testing Centres Go To Appointment Only

For information about how to get a test, or see a primary care provider about symptoms at the NHH COVID-19 Assessment Centre or at the Trent Hills COVID-19 Testing Centre, and to find about more about local testing coordination efforts, please click here to read the latest news release from the Ontario Health Team of Northumberland.

Groups & Webinars

For our easy-to-use Zoom guide for groups click here.

Virtual Support Group: to join this online Zoom group on Thursday afternoons at 1:30pm please click this link.

To view previous webinars please see our YouTube Channel .

UNMASKING THE TRUTH: how to properly reuse, store and wash your cloth mask
NFHT’s Brooke Mitchell, D.Ch and Tanis Twiddy, NP created this webinar. For a copy of the presentation including video links, please click here. Click here for a highlight poster of Fast facts for masks.

What’s Happening in Our Community

The Colborne outreach clinic will open April 6. Learn more, including the services planned for this location by clicking here.

Assess the risk of visiting others during the pandemic – use this online tool developed by experts to determine the risk level of a visit, particularly to seniors or those with chronic illness. www.covidvisitrisk.com

Grocery shopping for seniors only and delivery service is available in Northumberland’s stores. Click here for a detailed list of hours.