Abstract

The Citizen's Reference Panel was created to engage the people of Ontario in a dialogue about the directions for the future sustainability of healthcare. The primary concerns raised during the course of the panellists' deliberations included the need to (1) create a much closer integration of the health system's many providers and institutions, (2) accelerate the deployment of e-health solutions across the health system and (3) continue to focus on improving access to care, especially primary care and expanded community care services to reduce the pressure on institutional care.