Barry Petten says "Doctors are frustrated and disheartened. They shouldn't have to chase after the government to receive what was promised."
Health critic Barry Petten says he has been informed that at least some of the doctors the government recruited by offering large financial bonuses and other incentives are not getting the payments they were promised, and they don't know why or where to turn. Barry Petten says "Doctors are frustrated and disheartened. They shouldn't have to chase after the government to receive what was promised." He says “some are even afraid to speak out for fear of retribution. It's a shameful situation." Meanwhile, according to the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association estimates, over 175,000 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians—more than a quarter of the population—are currently without access to a primary care physician. Petten pointed out the province has been losing physicians at an alarming rate.
5 east coast companies to get federal defense funding; announcement coming tomorrow
Auditor General to deliver a report today on NLHC rental inventory
Students in grades 10 and 11 have until Monday to apply for the Youth Apprenticeship Summer Program (YASP)
On-demand weeknight and weekend transit service starting in Corner Brook on April 1st
Plans to build a home bounded by the Humber River in Steady Brook gets environmental green light
