About Shalloway FPN

A Family Practice Network, or FPN, provides a mechanism through which a physician group can address common practice and patient needs, have a collective voice on issues facing family practice, and address local population health needs, in coordination with the Regional Health Authority (RHA). The FPN structure is a physician-led, non-profit organization.

The Shalloway FPN was formed early in 2018 and represents participating family physicians in Central Newfoundland. A shalloway is a type of vessel, used originally by the French and then by the English; it is the “smaller boat that helps the larger ones ferry their catch to shore”. The reference is symbolic to the FPN, in that it provides individual family physicians, with one united voice in the pursuit of improved patient care.

Vision

Empowering family physicians for healthier communities.

Goals

• Healthy Ecosystem

  • Develop a health ecosystem through recruitment & retention, physician wellness, member engagement and communications.

• Patient Access to Health Care Services

  • Advocate for and be a part of solutions to improve patient access to primary healthcare and speciality services.