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There’s still a lack of public awareness re. @shandro’s actions (not the #shantrums, the cuts & control of our health-care).
Albertans: you need to KNOW about what is going on & pls WRITE to your local newspapers to shine a spotlight on this.
As it is absolutely terrifying. 👇
Albertans: you need to KNOW about what is going on & pls WRITE to your local newspapers to shine a spotlight on this.
As it is absolutely terrifying. 👇
1) Bill 21 - PRIOR to negotiations with docs, was introduced by AB gov’t. Allows the Minister to tear up the AMA contract solely upon 1 vote of Cabinet. No notice beforehand, no opposition or debate, no media/public awareness. ++bad faith; & an alarming precedent for all workers.
2) Bill 21 - also allows the Ministry to control licensing of AB physicians and unilaterally set requirements for where (and possibly what) new physicians practice. Whether the physician feels able to or it is within their scope/training, the Minister controls where/how they work
Shandro: “If these physicians chose to voluntarily give up their privileges, we will immediately bring in replacement physicians to provide those services.”
Minister: pls advise where you will FIND these replacement physicians. EVERY AB doc is scrambling to cope under your cuts.
Minister: pls advise where you will FIND these replacement physicians. EVERY AB doc is scrambling to cope under your cuts.
Today, I have seen/reviewed letters from docs in MULTIPLE towns and MULTIPLE specialties, preparing to advise AHS of the exact same thing. Due to YOUR cuts, many docs cannot afford to support their community clinics & work for 30% less in hospitals. We TOLD you this would occur.
These docs are distraught and have been wracking their brains trying to make the numbers work to continue both clinic and hosp work... and they can’t do it. Clinic overhead is not covered and thus docs are being forced into extremely painful choices. We TOLD you this would occur.
