Most of these residents are homegrown New Brunswick doctors. We have doctors who want to stay, we have tens of thousands of New Brunswickers who need them, the only problem is the bureaucratic government limits on the numbers of doctors who can practice here. When we need doctors more than ever, and our reputation for [Read More...]
The President of the New Brunswick Medical Society advised the public today that an application to the court has officially been filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench in Fredericton. It is scheduled to be heard on June 12. “Since January of 2012, New Brunswick’s doctors have done the right thing by offering to partner [Read More...]
“Making a mockery of collective bargaining and refusing to negotiate in good faith is not leadership and it’s not good governance. It’s lazy and it’s a travesty of public policy-making.” [Read More...]
The Presidents of the Canadian Medical Association and every provincial medical association in the country sent a letter to New Brunswick Premier David Alward on Wednesday. “Canada’s physicians are united in our concern over the way your government is treating our colleagues in New Brunswick,” the letter states. “We call on you to respect agreements [Read More...]
The President of the New Brunswick Medical Society advised the public today that doctors in New Brunswick will challenge the Alward Government’s cut to Medicare in court. “The government has a signed agreement with doctors,” said Dr Robert Desjardins. “We have asked them repeatedly to honour it, and the Alward Government has made clear that [Read More...]
Ottawa, April 11, 2013 – The presidents of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS) today welcomed comments by Keith Ashfield, the federal fisheries and oceans minister and regional minister for New Brunswick, who is calling for a national discussion on health care. “Canadians have told their elected representatives that [Read More...]
Health care sustainability is one of the top issues across the country. New Brunswick is no different from other provinces in that respect. New Brunswick’s doctors are part of a movement led by the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association, launched years ago, calling for transformational change in our healthcare system to achieve [Read More...]
The Alward Government formally advised physicians across the province late last week that they have decided to cancel a program designed to encourage medical students to stay in New Brunswick after they graduate. “The recent budget, which also capped medical services for New Brunswickers, stated that the province would review recruitment and retention for doctors,” [Read More...]