Primary Care

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse who has completed additional training in order to provide health care to people of all ages. A nurse practitioner works in community health centres, hospitals, specialty clinics, rehab centres, nursing stations and long-term care homes.

Any client of CMHA Toronto, who is NOT connected to a health care provider because:

• The primary care provider has moved to another community
• The client has moved to another community
• The client’s primary care provider is no longer available due to illness/death/retirement
• The client’s primary care provider is no longer available due to change of practice type
• Up until now, the client has not had, or felt they needed, a primary care provider

In the primary health care clinic, our nurse practitioners can:

• Perform a complete health history and assessment
• Manage chronic conditions
• Perform cancer screenings
• Perform STI testing
• Prescribe all medications
• Order and interpret tests
• Refer clients to specialists and other health care services
• Provide immunizations
• Complete forms (e.g., ODSP, special diet etc.)
• Prevent health illnesses through screening tests
• Provide health promotion, counselling and education

You will continue to receive services from the NP Primary Health Care Clinic even after being discharged from other CMHA Toronto programs. Should you move, our nurse practitioner will assist you in finding a new health care provider.

The first step is to inform your case manager that you are interested in receiving primary health care services from a nurse practitioner. Your case manager will refer you to the clinic and schedule an appointment for you.

The clinics operate out of CMHA Toronto’s East and West sites. 

Both clinics are open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm. 

At this time, we do not offer walk-in services.

Telemedicine/videoconferencing may be available for some appointments.