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Following are the resolutions from the 2005 NLMA annual general meeting held June
4 in
St. John's. The resolutions, as presented at the AGM, were approved by
the Board of Directors at its June 4 meeting and staff members have
been directed to prepare action plans, as appropriate, to present to
the Board in September.
- Moved by: Dr. John Haggie
Seconded by: Dr. Andrew Major
Be it resolved that the NLMA negotiations with the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador for renewal of the current Memorandum
of Agreement be limited to a master agreement that covers the
needs of the province’s physicians as a whole, and that
individual geographic or specialty-specific problems be
addressed on their own evidence-based merits through mechanisms
such as the Physician Services Liaison Committee (PSLC) and the
Medical Services Coverage Committee (MSCC).
- Moved by: Dr. Gerard Farrell
Seconded by: Dr. Susan King
Be it resolved that the primary aim of NLMA negotiations with
the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is to ensure the
capacity of the province to recruit and retain the necessary
number and mix of physicians by eliminating the “compensation
and working conditions” gaps with competing provinces.
- Moved by: Dr. Gerard Farrell
Seconded by: Dr. Susan King
Be it resolved that formal approval process of a negotiated
renewal agreement with the Government of Newfoundland and
Labrador shall be by unanimous consent of the NLMA Board of
Directors, failing which, concurrence of the membership shall be
sought by referendum of all practicing physicians, ratification
requiring a simple majority of the votes cast. The membership of
the association will be informed of the draft negotiated
agreement prior to any vote of the NLMA Board of Directors. The
information process may include a general meeting including
teleconference.
- Moved by: Dr. Lydia Hatcher
Seconded by: Dr. Susan King
Be it resolved that the NLMA support continuing consultation and
cooperation with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on
primary care reform, subject to formal reaffirmation that
physician participation in new service arrangements will remain
entirely voluntary.
- Moved by: Dr. Lydia Hatcher
Seconded by: Dr. Terry O’Grady
Be it resolved that NLMA/CMA conjoint membership be approved
beginning in 2006.
- Moved by: Dr. Sandra Luscombe
Seconded by: Dr. Minnie Wasmeier
Be it resolved that the NLMA call on all regional education
boards and the Departments of Health and Community Services and
Education to implement no-smoking policies on the properties of
all K-12 schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, effective
September 2006.
- Moved by: Dr. John Haggie
Seconded by: Dr. Rob Russell
Be it resolved that the NLMA call on the Regional Integrated
Health Authorities and the Department of Health and Community
Services to immediately implement no-smoking policies on the
property of all health care facilities in Newfoundland and
Labrador.
- Moved by: Dr. Sandra Luscombe
Seconded by: Dr. Minnie Wasmeier
Be it resolved that the NLMA support ACT in its efforts to make
entrances to all post-secondary institutions in Newfoundland and
Labrador smoke-free.
- Moved by: Dr. Robert Russell
Seconded by: Dr. Joe Tumilty
Be it resolved that the NLMA maintain a presence in rural
Newfoundland and Labrador by having at least every second annual
general meeting outside of St. John's.
- Moved by: Dr. Robert Russell
Seconded by: Dr. Joe Tumilty
Be it resolved that in the next round of negotiations the NLMA
request that the current locum replacement policy be extended to
cover all institutionally-based physicians.
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