On behalf of the NBMS board of directors, I would like to thank the nearly 370 physicians who attended today’s virtual presentation on the work the society is doing to support physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More...]
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBMS has been strongly advocating on your behalf. Together with officials at Medicare, we established and launched virtual care codes to enable you to continue to care for your patients while your practices were significantly scaled back due to the state of emergency. [Read More...]
We have made significant progress in our conversations with the Department of Health (DH) since last weekend regarding income support. We share the frustration physicians are feeling over the slow progress on this file. It has been several weeks since we submitted a proposal to government to address the lost income for FFS physicians — myself included — whose practices have been significantly reduced as a result of the state of emergency imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More...]
I wanted to update you on the NBMS’ efforts to inform the Department of Health about physician concerns related to the now-cancelled changes to emergency departments and in-patient services at six hospitals across New Brunswick. [Read More...]
Dear colleagues, It has been quite a week. Responding to questions, concerns, and protests, government and the regional health authorities announced Sunday evening that they have cancelled their plan to [Read More...]
Dear Members, The Department of Health and regional health authorities today announced significant changes to how emergency care will be provided in New Brunswick. These changes include reducing the hours [Read More...]
Dear Colleagues, The Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell has issued an update on the novel coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of viral pneumonia in China. A [Read More...]
Dear Members, With the start of a new year and new decade, I wanted to reach out to give you a sense of what the next few months will look [Read More...]