Regional Council is set to vote this Tuesday, to send a letter to the Ford government to re-think proposed changes in public health care

A proposed change in the way the province deals with public health care didn't get a warm reaction when it was first announced.

Now Regional Council is set to vote Tuesday morning on whether to tell the Ford government to go back to the drawing board.

As part of the provincial budget in April, it was revealed the PC's would streamline the system to reduce 35 public health units to 10 regional Boards of Health as part of a plan to cut $200-million dollars a year by April of 2021.

Region of Waterloo Public Health would be combined with health units in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, along with those in both Peel and Halton regions.

Cost-sharing arrangements would also be adjusted, with municipalities having to cover off more of the pie.

The staff report suggests a number of things, but the message is clear that the region is supportive of the current fully integrated approach to public health delivery at the local level.

Critics have also indicated the health care needs in the region may not be the same as those near the GTA.

It's estimated with the changes, the region would lose out on $5.4-million dollars a year in provincial health care funding.

See the full staff report, starting on Page 57 of the council packet HERE.