Q. 1 Why are Ontario doctors so upset with the Liberal Government? A. After a year of negotiating with the Ontario Medical Association, the Government has decided to impose a deal on doctors, reducing fees significantly, and cutting some $580…
It’s time to send a message
To combat the Liberal Government’s unilateral actions against doctors and our patients, we are requesting that you begin using the attached “Ontario Health Care Rationing Authorization Form” form, starting Monday, March 2, 2015, for any office visit, procedure, test, or…
Ontario doctors urged to set timers to 5 minutes in protest
To help spark a dialogue on the topic, one of those doctors, Dr. Douglas Mark, has begun setting a kitchen timer at the beginning of patients’ visits to his Toronto family medicine clinic. After five minutes, the timer beeps and…
Jim Richards interviews Dr. Douglas Mark from DoctorsOntario
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Ontario doctors may choose ‘timely’ job action as a form of protest
As a protest of what some say are major cuts to health care, doctors are being urged to protest in an unusual way. Bryan Bicknell reports. Read more: http://london.ctvnews.ca/ontario-doctors-may-choose-timely-job-action-as-a-form-of-protest-1.2242594#ixzz3SA2vBxiC
Lynn Martin from AM800 speaks to DoctorsOntario
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Ontario’s doctors are scapegoats for health woes
A doctor measures the blood pressure of a man in Stuttgart, Germany, Feb.6, 2009. )Thomas Kienzle , THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP) Dr. Douglas Mark Like most of my colleagues, I didn’t enter the field of medicine to become rich and famous.…
I’m with the doctors in their dispute with the provincial government
From the Guelph Mercury By Mike Noonan If you’ve ever waited in a hospital emergency room, your pain level at a 9 out of 10, throwing up so hard you wished you were dead, then you will appreciate all the medical…
MPP Christine Elliot speaks out to DoctorsOntario on Liberal’s spin on Ontario Doctors
Dear Dr. Douglas Mark: Christine Elliott, MPP, Whitby-Oshawa and PC Health Critic read your comment in the Globe and Mail “Wynne’s spin on Ontario doctors not supported by the facts,” dated January 19, 2015. She supports your position in this…
Splinter group of Ontario doctors planning a protest ‘job fair’
DoctorsOntario, a break-away group unhappy with the Ontario Medical Association, says it wants to help MDs find jobs in jurisdictions “friendlier” than Ontario. RICHARD LAUTENS / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO Dr. Douglas Mark leads a breakaway group unhappy with the…