Ontario Medical Association says it will launch a legal challenge, under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, no less, against Government of Ontario ...
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Heard: Mediated arbitration for OMA referred to special committee
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OMA president surprised by communities considered in ‘high need’ of family physician
Health and Long-Term Care Minister Eric Hoskins says list of where family physicians can set up a new group practice is 'dynamic' and based on rurality, physician-to-patient ratio and input from LHINs ...
Doctors’ union considering legal action for stronger ‘dispute resolution mechanism’
New Ontario Medical Association president Dr. Mike Toth says finding a way to work with government is top priority during his one-year term ...
OMA members to discuss legal options at meeting this weekend
Union president Dr. Ved Tandan said recent Supreme Court rulings have changed the landscape in which negotiations between government and associations take place ...
Heard: OMA urges Ontario to stop its attempt to heal deficit with health cuts
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Hoskins says family health team restrictions will help under-served areas
The OMA says team-based practice is how medical students are trained in family practice and that limiting new teams to rural and northern areas could drive physicians out of the province. ...
Hoskins hoping labour action doesn’t disrupt plans to ‘revolutionize’ health-care system
The health minister says that, while his government isn't considering legislating striking CCAC employees back to work, all health-care professionals need to be working together. ...
OMA: Changes to fees for physicians could prompt medical students to leave province
OMA president says Ontario's physicians are concerned these changes will mean longer wait times to see doctors, to get tests done and to schedule surgery. ...
Hoskins to limit pay for three years as Ontario doctors reject contract offer
Province's latest contract offer seek four per cent cut to health budgets, on top of the five per cent reduction agreed to with the OMA in 2012. ...