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From Queensland Health’s Director-General Ian Maynard:
Chief Human Resource Officer Lyn Rowland and I met with senior doctor representatives today to begin discussions on contracts for senior medical officers (SMOs).
I’m confident we all left that meeting feeling that discussions had moved in the right direction.
I found that hearing directly from senior doctors over the past week has provided me with a greater level of clarity on their key issues.
The issue of linking key performance indicators with income was also included in discussions today alongside the six issues below that I shared with you last week.
These included the role of the Director-General in contract alterations, dismissal processes, ‘no disadvantage’ provisions, transfers, dispute arbitration and rostering and fatigue.
All parties will meet again on Thursday and Friday this week when discussions will be finalised and a way forward agreed.
I will provide you with an update on these meetings later this week.
Ian Maynard
Director-General
Doctor contracts – Further discussions on contracts for senior medical officers begin
Further discussions on contracts for senior medical officers begin.
Queensland Health’s Director-General Ian Maynard and Chief Human Resource Officer Lyn Rowland will meet with senior doctor representatives this afternoon to discuss the way forward on contracts for senior medical officers (SMOs).
Mr Maynard said he hoped today’s meeting would be used to allow both sides to state their cases while setting a positive and conciliatory agenda for the remaining two meetings this week.
‘Discussions with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and AMA Queensland (AMAQ) last week were a positive step forward and I look forward to continuing that momentum this afternoon,” Mr Maynard said.
“We have a number of key issues to resolve in three days so it’s important that we immediately focus on delivering the protections and reassurances our SMOs are seeking.
“The issues on the table include the role of the Director-General in contract alterations, dismissal processes, ‘no disadvantage’ provisions, linking key performance indicators with income, transfers, dispute arbitration and rostering and fatigue.
“Positions on these matters must be agreed this week to give SMOs sufficient time to fully consider, discuss and agree their individual employment contract with their local hospital and health service.”
The two remaining meetings on this matter will be held on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 March 2014.
Joining Queensland Health at these meeting will be representatives from the AMA, AMAQ, the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF), ASMOFQ, Together Queensland and other SMO representatives.