The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, and the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services along with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association are pleased to have signed a Memorandum of Agreement.

This signed agreement includes $35 million per annum in new funding to help ensure improved physician services in Newfoundland and Labrador. Highlights of the agreement include Atlantic parity for physicians, a bonus program for remote sites and a provincial locum recruitment program.

The agreement covers over 1,300 salaried, alternate payment plan and fee-for-service physicians in the province.

The agreement can be viewed online here.

Quotes
“I’d like to thank the negotiating teams from government and the medical association who worked diligently to deliver an agreement that is in the best interest of our doctors and the people of the province.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

“It is positive news that the Memorandum of Agreement has been signed. Physicians play a critical role in our delivery of health care services. We look forward to working with the NLMA and Regional Health Authorities in implementing the important commitments and initiatives set out in this agreement.”
Honourable John Haggie
Minister of Health and Community Services

“Recruitment and retention of physicians is a priority for both the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. We believe this new Memorandum of Agreement is a step forward in making the province a more attractive place for physicians to work. We are pleased that negotiations are now behind us so we can begin focusing on implementation of this new agreement. This includes designing a new remoteness bonus program and a new payment model for family physicians that will allow them to work in a model that is consistent with the way they are trained. There is still much work to do, and we look forward to working with the Department of Health and Community Services to make progress on these fronts.”
Dr. Susan MacDonald
President
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association

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Learn more
Memorandum of Agreement

Tentative Agreement with Physicians Ratified

Provincial Government Reaches Tentative Agreement with Physicians

Media contacts
Victoria Barbour
Treasury Board Secretariat
709-729-4087, 327-6152
victoriabarbour@gov.nl.ca

Nancy Hollett
Health and Community Services
709-729-6554, 327-7878
nancyhollett@gov.nl.ca

Jonathan Carpenter
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
709-726-7525, 691-0928
jcarpenter@nlma.nl.ca