Health Care System in Crisis: Cancer Doctors Resign
- By Cameron Inquiry
- Published 07/29/2008
Cameron Inquiry
Cameron Inquiry is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador who is somewhat outraged and disgusted at what has transpired in the Health Care System in Newfoundland and Labrador leading up to the revelation of the faulty hormone receptor tests and the impact that this scandal has had on the lives of the breast cancer patients and their families.
It was a very sad morning listening to the CBC Radio News and hearing that there had been three gynecologic oncologists resigning from the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Care System. Over 1200 patients in the province requiring the services of these doctors could be forced to go out of province for their cancer treatment.
The three doctors resigned over concerns related to workloads, patient safety and workplace respect issues.
Apparently there had been a report that was given to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador indicating these concerns and that this report had been around for quite some time. What was Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Health Ross Wiseman's response? He hadn't seen the report. Is that a surprise to anyone?
To insult these oncologists even more, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador were left out of a massive pay raise that were given to medical and radiation oncologists, as well as pathologists. What was Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Health Ross Wiseman's response? There would be no pay raise for these doctors until the doctor pay scales were re-negotiated in 2009. Huh?
OK, this is something that you have to look at and wonder what is going on in this
government and in the Department of Health. Did the Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Health, Ross Wiseman, MHA Trinity North, wake up today, fall down and hit his head? He just gave othe doctors a pay raise to keep them in the province. Now he won't give other doctors the same to keep them in the province?
What drugs are using Mr. Wiseman? I suggest that you jump on a plane, leave Newfoundland and Labrador, visit another doctor in another province and get a new prescription! Wait, all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will have to soon do this at the current rate of resignations!
And where is Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams when all this is going on? He had better come back soon because now he has two major controversies brewing and the people that he has left in charge are certainly digging a deep hole for this government. We have the Minister of Education Joan Burke flapping her gums and interfering in the appointment of a new president for Memorial University of Newfoundland and now we have the Minister of Health Ross Wiseman being a hypocrit over which doctors should get pay raises!
Danny my son, come back to the province! While I am no fan of yours, when you leave for a few days, things fall apart even worst! At least you can keep some control over the children of your cabinet!
The three doctors resigned over concerns related to workloads, patient safety and workplace respect issues.
Apparently there had been a report that was given to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador indicating these concerns and that this report had been around for quite some time. What was Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Health Ross Wiseman's response? He hadn't seen the report. Is that a surprise to anyone?
To insult these oncologists even more, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador were left out of a massive pay raise that were given to medical and radiation oncologists, as well as pathologists. What was Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Health Ross Wiseman's response? There would be no pay raise for these doctors until the doctor pay scales were re-negotiated in 2009. Huh?
OK, this is something that you have to look at and wonder what is going on in this
What drugs are using Mr. Wiseman? I suggest that you jump on a plane, leave Newfoundland and Labrador, visit another doctor in another province and get a new prescription! Wait, all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will have to soon do this at the current rate of resignations!
And where is Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams when all this is going on? He had better come back soon because now he has two major controversies brewing and the people that he has left in charge are certainly digging a deep hole for this government. We have the Minister of Education Joan Burke flapping her gums and interfering in the appointment of a new president for Memorial University of Newfoundland and now we have the Minister of Health Ross Wiseman being a hypocrit over which doctors should get pay raises!
Danny my son, come back to the province! While I am no fan of yours, when you leave for a few days, things fall apart even worst! At least you can keep some control over the children of your cabinet!
