Dr. Travis Barron said it all comes down to pay, because returning home to practice medicine would mean taking a hefty pay cut. Barron is from Torbay, but is working as a family doctor in Brandon, Man. The doctor shortage is wreaking havoc on the health-care system, with polling from the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association suggesting 125,000 people do not have a family doctor. And I brought that up to the Ministry of Health," he said, adding the department informed him the pay for that job had been increased. Osborne says the province announced more pay for doctors working in rural emergency rooms, and earlier this year added incentives for family doctors setting up or joining practices and have a wage guarantee program.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2022 07:53 UTC