NLMA News

President's Letter: Is the Minister of Health Opposed to existing family practices participating in team-based primary care?

Last week the Minister of Health announced several new “Collaborative Team Clinics” (CTCs) – interdisciplinary primary care clinics to help absorb unattached patients without a family doctor in St. John’s, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Corner Brook. The N... Read More

President's Letter: Update on the status of negotiations

On October 26, the NLMA called on government to make a meaningful improvement in its negotiations proposals before talks could resume. We advised the government that if it failed to do so, the NLMA would conduct a formal membership vote on November 4... Read More

News Release: NLMA will not return to negotiating table unless government gets serious about recruitment and retention

Today, the NLMA called on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to get serious about recruitment and retention of physicians and the plight of 99,000 patients without family doctors. Read More

Canadian Medical Association urges Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to not Amend the Medical Act

The CMA is calling on Premier Andrew Furey to not Amend Membership Requirements of Medical Act. The Department of Health advised the NLMA that it plans to change the legislation to remove the requirement that physicians must be members of the NLMA. Read More

John Abbott is misleading the public about the NLMA’s polling numbers

Yesterday in the House of Assembly, John Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development attempted to discredit the NLMA’s polling data on the number of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who do not have a family doctor. Read More