negotiations

Agreements & Contracts

Update: Advocacy for the profession and patients

May 16, 2022

Doctors of BC is strongly advocating on behalf of the profession and patients to address the crisis in primary care that is impacting both family doctors and specialists. As noted in our President and Board Chair’s Letter (login required), Doctors of BC’s board committed to greater...
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primary care, advocacy, negotiations, physician master agreement

Report from the Board - June 2021

June 25, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

I am honoured to address you as the new chair of the Board of Directors, following an election at the June Board meeting as mandated by our bylaws. I am pleased to announce that Dr Adam Thompson has been elected vice-chair. I want to thank Dr Jeff Dresselhuis, who made...
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negotiations, illicit drug use, diversity and inclusion, committee appointments, Joint Collaborative Committees, climate change
Negotiations

Seeking your input: Negotiations survey on the next Physician Master Agreement

October 20, 2020

In June 2021, Doctors of BC will begin negotiations with government on a new Physician Master Agreement (PMA). To better prepare, we are reaching out to our members to find out what’s important to you when it comes to negotiating on your behalf.  The PMA affects every doctor in BC – it impacts...
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pma, negotiations, survey

Physician Master Agreement - How Negotiations Works

May 6, 2019

Members often ask us “how do negotiations work”? We have prepared the following information to provide an overview of the process, highlighting the importance of the physician voice in the development of the negotiating mandate and in the bargaining. 

Often people think that the actual...
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negotiations, pma
Physicians asking questions

PMA negotiations: answering physicians’ questions

February 13, 2019

Doctors of BC is currently negotiating with the provincial government for a new Physician Master Agreement (PMA).  Physicians are asking a number of questions on this important topic. We have collected the recurring themes into a set of Questions and Answers (log-in required).

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negotiations, pma