Primary care physicians reacted with shock and anger when they saw the Ontario government’s final arbitration position on primary care in the new Physician Service Agreement.
The proposal, identical to the one under the previous Liberal government, would require more work for less pay from family doctors. The proposal is “devastating to practitioners’ morale and to primary health care in Ontario,” said Dr. Kati Ivanyi on Twitter. “Seriously contemplating the nearest exit for the first time ever in 25 yr career.” Read more in CMAJ.