Job action is necessary for patients to realize that their govt is compromising their health care. They need to feel this at their first stop--their family doctor's office. As is stands, these cuts are only felt by the doctor--and our employment rights have been infringed upon. That is grounds for legal action. Until that occurs, job action is needed!
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Kim Gilmour
10 years ago
We're out of options. The MOHLTC has left us no choice.
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Faten Shoukralla
10 years ago
Against the cut
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Roy Kwee
10 years ago
I am so disappointed with our leader OMA in regard to lack of direction to its member as what to do with the MOH unilateral cut and clawback .
Why does OMA suggest us to do NOTHING with this unreasonable action by MOH. , while other province are able to negotiate a raise for their medial member.
We need a strong leader to lead us to a better outcome just like other association such as the teachers etc
Roy Kwee
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Rina Daskalopoulos
10 years ago
Get back to the bargaining table with Ontario physicians!
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Adam McLaughlin
10 years ago
A Canadian who trained in the U.S. Trying to come back to practice my specialty (ophthalmology) and despite the significant patient waits and need for more surgeons, there is no funding for someone with my skill set.
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Wendy McCullough
10 years ago
With a federal election looming, I think the least we can do is make the public aware of how the Liberal cuts are threatening health care! A simple ad would bring much-needed attention and would provide LEVERAGE. To fail to do so, in my view, is clearly derelict from the Association that we pay money to and rely on to protect our interests. GET MOVING OMA!!
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Susan Ilkov-Moor
10 years ago
How will our salary cuts impact patient care? What innovative ideas has the OMA proposed to cut health care spending while improving patient care without impacting our salaries? The campaign must be smart and patient focused, not physician focused and must offer viable alternatives to salary reduction.
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Linda M. Sabetti
10 years ago
Unfortunately, at this point ,I agree that job action is the only way to get this government to the bargaining table. Clawing back whatever they need to meet their unrealistic health care targets on the backs of physicians is unconstitutional and exploitative. Do they not realize that these cuts not omnly hurt physicians, but our staff and ,therefore, our patients as well?
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Ariz Engineer
10 years ago
The problem is the OMA simply does not want to spend the money to make this issue front page news. I talk to my patients quite freely about this, and no one is aware that we have sufferred a 3% wage cut, but everyone is aware that the teachers have a got a wage increase from the same government that has no money - after going on strike, of course!
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Ted Rosenstock
10 years ago
agree that something needs to be done
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nigel jagan
10 years ago
i think ultimately, the only way to be heard by the government, is if all the doctors are prepared to resign from OHIP en masse and go private, even if for a while.
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Ajay Manjoo
10 years ago
We need to establish our ability to negotiate with the government in a court of law.
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A. Gow
10 years ago
#carenotcuts
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Aseel Yaser
10 years ago
I agree with this petition
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Shikha Minhas
10 years ago
I think the actions of the OMA, Ministry are deplorable. Before providing cutbacks to "essential" service providers it would be prudent to decrease the overinflated supplemented pensions, severances of government officials, crown corp CEOs, etc.
The current actions in Ontario are inevitably going to jeopardize pTient care, service delivery and actually increase wait times for essential and elective services. This type of environment is definitely NOT one that is supportive, collaborative nor effective. The bottom line will be decreased access of care for patients.
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Phyllis Hierlihy
10 years ago
After 10 years of working on the Ontario Diabetes Strategy and devoting my practice to care of individuals with diabetes, I feel totally devalued and worried financially by the unilateral 30% cut in fees for chronic disease management. Working in a private office with overhead can not accommodate this degree of uncertainty. This cut is above and beyond the universal cut of 3.5 plus October cuts of 1.5%. In addition, there is no appeal mechanism for physicians like my self who have qualified as general internists who adapt to meet the needs of the specific population we serve as opposed to the designated sub specialists who have not lost the code for chronic disease management.
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sam yassasf
10 years ago
what if all physicians take a week vacation at the same time, no family practice for a week and only open walk-in clinic for urgent cases so it does not affect our patients. I think the government will listen!
In agreement.
Job action is necessary for patients to realize that their govt is compromising their health care. They need to feel this at their first stop--their family doctor's office. As is stands, these cuts are only felt by the doctor--and our employment rights have been infringed upon. That is grounds for legal action. Until that occurs, job action is needed!
We're out of options. The MOHLTC has left us no choice.
Against the cut
I am so disappointed with our leader OMA in regard to lack of direction to its member as what to do with the MOH unilateral cut and clawback . Why does OMA suggest us to do NOTHING with this unreasonable action by MOH. , while other province are able to negotiate a raise for their medial member. We need a strong leader to lead us to a better outcome just like other association such as the teachers etc Roy Kwee
Get back to the bargaining table with Ontario physicians!
A Canadian who trained in the U.S. Trying to come back to practice my specialty (ophthalmology) and despite the significant patient waits and need for more surgeons, there is no funding for someone with my skill set.
With a federal election looming, I think the least we can do is make the public aware of how the Liberal cuts are threatening health care! A simple ad would bring much-needed attention and would provide LEVERAGE. To fail to do so, in my view, is clearly derelict from the Association that we pay money to and rely on to protect our interests. GET MOVING OMA!!
How will our salary cuts impact patient care? What innovative ideas has the OMA proposed to cut health care spending while improving patient care without impacting our salaries? The campaign must be smart and patient focused, not physician focused and must offer viable alternatives to salary reduction.
Unfortunately, at this point ,I agree that job action is the only way to get this government to the bargaining table. Clawing back whatever they need to meet their unrealistic health care targets on the backs of physicians is unconstitutional and exploitative. Do they not realize that these cuts not omnly hurt physicians, but our staff and ,therefore, our patients as well?
The problem is the OMA simply does not want to spend the money to make this issue front page news. I talk to my patients quite freely about this, and no one is aware that we have sufferred a 3% wage cut, but everyone is aware that the teachers have a got a wage increase from the same government that has no money - after going on strike, of course!
agree that something needs to be done
i think ultimately, the only way to be heard by the government, is if all the doctors are prepared to resign from OHIP en masse and go private, even if for a while.
We need to establish our ability to negotiate with the government in a court of law.
#carenotcuts
I agree with this petition
I think the actions of the OMA, Ministry are deplorable. Before providing cutbacks to "essential" service providers it would be prudent to decrease the overinflated supplemented pensions, severances of government officials, crown corp CEOs, etc. The current actions in Ontario are inevitably going to jeopardize pTient care, service delivery and actually increase wait times for essential and elective services. This type of environment is definitely NOT one that is supportive, collaborative nor effective. The bottom line will be decreased access of care for patients.
After 10 years of working on the Ontario Diabetes Strategy and devoting my practice to care of individuals with diabetes, I feel totally devalued and worried financially by the unilateral 30% cut in fees for chronic disease management. Working in a private office with overhead can not accommodate this degree of uncertainty. This cut is above and beyond the universal cut of 3.5 plus October cuts of 1.5%. In addition, there is no appeal mechanism for physicians like my self who have qualified as general internists who adapt to meet the needs of the specific population we serve as opposed to the designated sub specialists who have not lost the code for chronic disease management.
what if all physicians take a week vacation at the same time, no family practice for a week and only open walk-in clinic for urgent cases so it does not affect our patients. I think the government will listen!
I fully agree with petition.