Cairns doctor #Stephen #Vincent says Health Minister Lawrence #Springborg has declared war on doctors.
RESPIRATORY specialist Dr Steve Vincent works about 60 hours a week treating as many as 200 patients.
He has an active file of more than 4000 cases covering everything from lung cancer to cystic fibrosis to the
to cystic fibrosis to the latest outbreak of tuberculosis.
The 42-year-old Cairns father-of-two, is pretty much your average mild-mannered medico who has devoted his life to healing the sick.
But don’t call the senior medical officer a “lazy money hungry bludger’’ and not expect a fight.
“Springborg has declared war on all doctors,’’ said Dr Vincent, who earns $170,000 from Queensland Health. “If push comes to shove mass resignations are on the cards.’’
He believes that the Government is forcing all 4000 public health senior clinicians on to new contracts which are “unjust, immoral, and unethical’’.
“As it stands, they won’t let us see the contracts until we sign them, they can move us around the state to work without notice, and we can be sacked on the spot with no reason. It is an insult that is beyond draconian.”
He spends a week on the road every month working in indigenous community clinics, is on call 24/7 and, for free, in his spare time teaches medical trainees and lectures undergraduates at James Cook University.
Source: news.com.au