The association that represents Ontario’s doctors is fighting back against the government’s proposal to change the law around discipline for health professionals, which would see the health minister being granted a larger role in the process.
“These changes, taken together, paint a troubling picture,” Ontario Medical Association spokesperson Dr. Rachel Forman said in a statement issued to the Star.
“If the bill is passed in its current form, there is a very real risk that physicians could cease performing certain medical acts to avoid any potential they would be subjected to unjust processes.”
Bill 87, which Health Minister Eric Hoskins presented in the legislature last December, contains amendments to the Regulated Health Professions Act that stem from a Star investigation into doctors still practising after being found to have sexually abused their patients.
Source: Ontario doctors push back against changes to discipline process | Toronto Star
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