AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2006
Vic: Doctors announce walkout next week
Doctors in Victorian public hospitals will walk off the job next week amid concerns
many are being attracted to work interstate for higher rates.
Hundreds of doctors are expected to join the walkout next Thursday between 12.30 and
1.30pm .. to attend a mass meeting to discuss their concerns.
President of the AMA Victoria .. Dr MARK YATES .. says there'll be some disruptions
to elective surgery and outpatient care while the meeting takes place.
The AMA claims two doctors each week are leaving Victoria to work interstate.
It's currently negotiating an enterprise bargaining agreement with the state government
and has called for a five per cent annual increase for hospital-employed doctors.
AAP RTV xlc/dk/bart
KEYWORD: DOCTORS (MELBOURNE)
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