The Department`s industry contract, signed five years ago, defines “senior physicians” as physicians who do not have recognized professional qualifications but practice without clinical supervision. It is claimed that WA Health employed primary care physicians as primary or district physicians, rather than recognizing them as consultants in the same way as other specialists. The Commission may conclude and register collective agreements between trade unions and employers. Agreements may relate to trade issues or to prevent and resolve disputes. The current sectoral agreements can be found in alphabetical order below. The search function on the website can also be used to find current and past agreements. AMA WA has sued the state Ministry of Health, arguing that it is underpaying primary care doctors who work in its public hospital system. . .

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