Recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is "not a major concern," the Ministry of Health suggests in arguments it is making in arbitration with the Ontario Medical Association over physician compensation. Recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is "not a major concern," the Ministry of Health suggests in arguments it is making in arbitration with the Ontario Medical Association over physician compensation.
But the talks are going so poorly that an arbitrator is now being asked to determine compensation levels for the first year while the two sides work on the 2025-2028 period, one of the doctors involved said. "The average physician income adjustments compared favourably with other settlements where retention and recruitment is not a major concern," the ministry wrote.
"It is concerning that while physician incomes have been rising, and the number of physicians outpaces population growth, patient access appears to have worsened," the ministry wrote. "These considerations are particularly relevant when the considers issues such as retention and recruitment of physicians," it wrote. "There is an entirely different consideration for this hearing than there was in the recent health-care decisions in hospitals."
Health Minister Sylvia Jones said she disagreed with Barber's assertion that the province's position is insulting.
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