The group that represents Nova Scotia’s 3,100 physicians has reached two tentative contract settlements with the provincial government.
Doctors Nova Scotia says the proposed four-year contracts with the Department of Health and Wellness will be submitted for a ratification vote between Nov. 4 and Nov. 25.
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The organization says no contract details will be released until after the vote.
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The tentative agreements were reached after 11 months of negotiations.
If ratified, they will replace the doctors’ 2015 master agreement and their master clinical/academic funding plan, which expired on March 31.
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Dr. Gary Ernest, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, says the new contracts would stabilize some of the province’s most critical services.
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