Doctors ratify salary deal


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Published on December 22, 2010 at 10:20:09
Barb Sweet, The Telegram

Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association president Dr. Patrick O’Shea speaks to reporters outside the medical school auditorium at Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s Tuesday night. Doctors ratified a salary deal offered by the province, ending contentious negotiations.

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    Clark
    - December 22, 2010 at 15:41:47

    Patient its obvious you aren't to smart in choosing a doctor. This man is doing nothing more then trying to blackmail taxpayers for more money. They are getting 10 times what anyone else gets and still want more. giving them more money doesn't make getting to see a good doctor any easier. its because of these professionals that the health care system is so screwed up. 6 to 12 hours to see a doctor at emerge. I bet your doctor didn't wait 6 hours in emerge to see a doctor only to be seen by a nurse and told to go back to the waiting room to be called 15 hours later. Then come back in his room and say oops we should have brought you to surgery right away. I don't know how we missed your broken ankle and knee. Come on people what is wrong with you? If you believe what these people are saying then i have a bridge to Labrador i can sell you real cheap.

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    Darrell
    - December 22, 2010 at 13:35:53

    Give it 4 or 5 years and they will be digging back into your pockets again looking for more money, I'll bet 100 bucks on that one.

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    Chris
    - December 22, 2010 at 13:35:12

    Patient, You have no idea what you are talking about. Dr. O'Shea is a selfish individual leading a union that is sucking the taxpayer dry. Have you noticed that there is never anything in the agreement between the province and doctors except for money? Real health care problems will never be addressed by the NLMA, they only browbeat the taxpayer every few years with the same old thing..."more money or we'll leave". The ultimate solution is to increase the amount of spots in medical schools...you'll never see the NLMA stand behind that because it will reduce their power at the negotiating table. The

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    Chris
    - December 22, 2010 at 13:22:53

    Patient, You have no idea what you are talking about. Dr. O'Shea is a selfish individual leading a union that is sucking the taxpayer dry. Have you noticed that there is never anything in the agreement between the province and doctors except for money? Real health care problems will never be addressed by the NLMA, they only browbeat the taxpayer every few years with the same old thing..."more money or we'll leave". The ultimate solution is to increase the amount of spots in medical schools...you'll never see the NLMA stand behind that because it will reduce their power at the negotiating table. The

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    patient
    - December 22, 2010 at 10:33:27

    Dr. O'shea should be nominated man of the year. Throughout the whole ordeal he kept his cool an demonstrated the dignity which we attribute to the medical profession.Please don't run for politics-your my Doctor.

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    Trudy
    - December 22, 2010 at 09:55:30

    Now the goverment should vote and make the dr.'s essential workers....hell they should also make the metrobus workers deemed essential also.

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