(Montreal) Pharmacists in health establishments fear a breakdown in service in several regions of Quebec as of Sunday, in the context of the new rule affecting the use of independent labor and the entry on the scene of Santé Québec as the sole employer in the network.
Posted at 11:42 a.m.
Lia Levesque
The Canadian Press
Until now, certain pharmacists from health establishments, who work in a hospital, went to lend a hand in other health establishments located in less well-resourced regions, in order to still provide the service.
However, the regulation on the use of independent labor, which has been in force since October, combined with the entry of Santé Québec as the sole employer of the health network “ensure that prevent pharmacists employed by hospitals from acting as independent workers in the network, from 1is December,” explains the Association of Pharmacists of Health Establishments.
The association, which has 2,000 members, says it has been discussing the issue with the ministry for several months already, in an attempt to find a solution, in vain.
While the deadline of 1is As December approaches, it calls for a moratorium on the application of the new rule, believing that the parties no longer have time to negotiate an alternative solution.
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