Talks resume between NWRHA and doctors

Negotiations be-tween doctors and the joint North and South West Regional Health Authority team will resume at 10 am on Thursday at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.

A source indicated that the joint RHA team is ready to proceed and its proposal for revised terms and conditions will be sent to the doctors. The offer had to be sent to the Ministry of Health for clearance before the RHAs could present it to the doctors’ representatives. The Medical Professionals Association of TT has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of negotiations and reminded that the Ministerial Committee on the Health Sector had mandated the RHAs to complete discussions by March 28. The doctors stated that three weeks have passed and there is yet to be “meaningful discussions” between the doctors and their employer. Meetings scheduled for the past two Wednesdays were postponed by the RHA team.