The association that represents doctors is suspending contract talks with government.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association has been without a contract for its members for four years.
After 10 months of getting nowhere, they went public this afternoon to say government has no interest in improving the situation — which they say IS a crisis, whether Health Minister John Haggie admits it or not.
The NLMA says it’s launching a series of consultations with doctors across the province to discuss government’s stand and next steps to solve the impasse.
They say there’s a list of areas throughout Newfoundland and Labrador where healthcare is hanging by a thread, as more doctors leave for jobs elsewhere.
The NLMA says the government refuses to make any new investments in recruitment and retention of doctors, which they say is the only way to deal with the current crisis.
NLMA President Susan MacDonald and lead negotiator Robert Thompson say government not taking health care crisis seriously. @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/MBCjX4yaYY
— Brian Callahan (@briancallahan67) October 14, 2021
