NLMA News

Call for Nominations: Family Medicine Section Executive Committee

The NLMA is seeking nominations from family medicine physicians, located outside the Eastern Health region, to fill two vacancies on the Family Medicine Section Executive Committee. Read More

News Release: NLMA provides update on surgical backlogs

In March, the NLMA reported that health system shutdowns and cancelled surgeries have contributed to a backlog of 6,113 non-emergency surgical procedures at the province’s tertiary referral centres in St. John’s, including the Health Sciences Centre ... Read More

News Release: NLMA Meets with Premier on crisis in Rural Health Centres

Last week NLMA President Dr. Susan MacDonald met with Premier Andrew Furey and the Minister of Health, John Haggie, to discuss the challenge of physician vacancies in rural health centres throughout the province. Read More

News Release: NLMA & NLCFP Concerned About Health Minister’s Inaccurate Statements

The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Family Physicians (NLCFP) are concerned about the repeated inaccurate statements that Minister of Health and Community Services John Haggie makes in... Read More

New Physician Health & Wellness Discussion Series

The past two years have been challenging, with physicians facing stress and burnout while working on the frontlines of a global pandemic. In addition, physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador are facing struggles with recruitment and retention of coll... Read More