In
alignment with the Black Health Plan and the Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and
Anti-Racism Framework, Ontario Health is dedicated to implementing the Sickle
Cell Disease (SCD) quality standard. In December 2023, Ontario Health released
version 1 of the SCD quality standard implementation toolkit, and in 2024,
Ontario Health conducted a needs assessment and collected feedback on the
toolkit.
After reviewing the results of the needs assessment and feedback, Ontario Health is pleased to announce the release of
version 2 of the toolkit (
available in French). This
update includes revisions to the change ideas, tools, and resources for quality
statements 1, 3, and 4, as well as brand-new change ideas, tools, and resources
for the remaining 5 quality statements not included in version 1.
We invite health care teams to use and share the updated toolkit to support the
implementation of the SCD quality standard and improve care for people with SCD
across Ontario.