Find help if you don't have a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner

May 11, 2023

Find a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner

If you do not have a family doctor anywhere in Ontario, contact Health Care Connect to register.


Call 811 or visit www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect

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Unattached Patient Urgent Care Clinic

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The City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team offers an urgent care clinic run by nurses, nurse practitioners, and social workers for the residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes who DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FAMILY DOCTOR OR NURSE PRACTITIONER IN ONTARIO.


Located at 55 Angeline St. North, Lindsay, Suite 2/3 (Giant Tiger Plaza) the clinic is open on Fridays only (closed on stat holidays) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. To book an appointment, call 705-328-9853 Ext. 296 on Fridays between 8:00am to 9:30am or Book Online HERE. This clinic sees patients by appointments only.

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Minden Hills Urgent Care Clinic

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The new Minden urgent care clinic provides access to same-day, urgent, non-emergency health care. The clinic runs on a first come, first served basis and is available to any Canadian resident.


The  clinic is run by the Kawartha North Family Health Team and is staffed by KNFHT Nurse Practitioners and Registered Practical Nurses who will provide care to patients with unexpected but non-life-threatening health care concerns.


Hours of operation are 10am-5pm seven days per week.

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Women's Health Non-Urgent Care Clinic

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Ross Memorial Hospital is offering a Women's Health Clinic for non-urgent care, with priority given to women with no access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner.


The clinic can help with preventive cervical cancer screening (Pap tests), abnormal bleeding, birth control, and treatment of STI's.


Visit Ross Memorial Hospital's website to complete a self-referral form for the clinic.


For questions, please contact 705-324-6111 extension 6075.

Complete a Self-Referral

Walk-In Clinics

Bobcaygeon

Kawartha North Family Health Team, 100 East Street South, Bobcaygeon, K0M 1A0


This walk-in clinic is first come, first served. Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-8pm. Is it operated by the Kawartha North Family Health Team and open to all including patients without a doctor or nurse practitioner. The clinic may close to patients before the posted closing times if the clinic is full and/or not able to register any further patients to be seen in time before closing.

Fenelon Falls

Pharmasave, 53 Colborne Street, Fenelon Falls K0M 1N0


This walk-in clinic is first come first served. Fridays 9:30am – 12:30pm. It is operated by the Kawartha North Family Health Team and open to all, including patients without a doctor or nurse practitioner. The clinic may close to patients before the posted closing times if the clinic is full and/or not able to register any further patients to be seen in time before closing.

Lindsay

55 Angeline Street North, Lindsay, K9V 5B7 (Giant Tiger Plaza)


This walk-in clinic is first come first served. Monday to Friday 6:00 – 9:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am – 12:00pm, Holidays 9:00am to 12:00 pm if staff are available. It is operated by the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team and open to all, including patients without a doctor or nurse practitioner. The clinic may close to patients before the posted closing times if the clinic is full and/or not able to register any further patients to be seen in time before closing. 

Virtual Services

Health811 is a phone or online resource, open 24 hours a day and available to all Ontarians.  Call 811 to find health services or information or get health advice from a registered nurse.

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Telus Health MyCare is a virtual service available from 8:00am to 10:00pm Monday to Friday, and 8:00 am to 6:00pm on weekends. You can see a doctor from your phone, and patient visits are covered with a valid OHIP card.

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The East Region Virtual Care Clinic delivers a regional Nurse Practitioner-led Virtual Care Clinic for residents of Ontario's East region, which includes Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County.

Patients can access the clinic 7 days a week from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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Enhanced Care is a walk-in tele medicine clinic. There are 2 locations: 

  • Fenlon Falls inside the Fenlon Falls Community Pharmacy at 205 Francis Street East, Monday to Friday 9-3 
  • Lindsay at 189 Kent St West inside the Victorian Drugmart Guardian Pharmacy Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm   
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Good Doctors Lindsay is an in-person virtual clinic located at 86 Russell St West, Lindsay.  There is a nurse on site to perform physical assessments, and connect patients through secured video conference, to a licensed Ontario physician.  Physicians are not physically onsite for assessments. You must book through the website, and appointments are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30pm 705-304-0021.

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MD Connected is a virtual care clinic located inside Rexall at 401 Kent St W, Lindsay. Nurse-assisted doctor consultations are available in the clinic, using telemedicine technology. Available Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 7:30pm, Saturday 9-5, and Sunday 10-5.  A small fee may apply.

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Pharmacies can now treat minor ailments

Pharmacists can now offer prescriptions for:

  • hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
  • oral thrush (candidal stomatitis)
  • pink eye (conjunctivitis; bacterial, allergic and viral)
  • dermatitis (atopic, eczema, allergic and contact)
  • menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea)
  • acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD))
  • hemorrhoids
  • cold sores (herpes labialis)
  • impetigo
  • insect bites and hives
  • tick bites (post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent Lyme disease)
  • sprains and strains (musculoskeletal)
  • urinary tract infections (UTIs)
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