Doctors take industrial action to protest pay and over-reliance on locums
Half of ED registrar positions in a Tasmanian hospital had to be filled by locums, says anaesthetist Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel.
Doctors in Tasmania have taken industrial action for the first time in decades after dismissing a pay offer as inadequate.
Lead negotiator Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel said the decision was not taken lightly but was necessary due to the State Government’s failure to attract new doctors and fix a staffing crisis.
