Medical Specialists

• Quebec wants medical specialists to work harder, report suggests

  Quebec's major healthcare reform bill is expected this week, and reports suggest the province wants medical specialists to work harder

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2023
  
• B.C. medical specialists call for urgent meeting with health minister as patients are stuck waiting

  The specialist doctors who co-signed the letter say they have been hampered by years of increasing challenges compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
  
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• Quebec medical specialists seal 3-year deal with the provincial government

  Medical specialists will be taking a $1.6-billion pay cut, which will be re-invested back into the health care system.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2019
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• Quebec strikes deal with medical specialists to ensure certain services in regional health care

  Health Minister Danielle McCann said the agreement will ensure ongoing medical care in Quebec's regions.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2019
• Deal between Quebec government, medical specialists close, FMSQ president says

  Neither the FMSQ nor the government have revealed how much money the doctors agreed to give back.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2019
• CAQ government under pressure over doctors’ salaries

  Premier François Legault campaigned on a promise to renegotiate lower salaries for medical specialists, but the government is still paying bonuses to some.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2019
• Quebec plans to freeze salary increases for medical specialists

  Premier François Legault announced Wednesday that he plans to put future salary increases for medical specialists into a trust until they negotiate a new contract.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2018