“TERMS NOT OFFERED TO DOCTORS”
FAMILY BENEFIT IN SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 21. The statement that the terms and conditions of service of the family doctor benefit provided for in the Social Security Act had never been offered to the doctors was made by Dr D. G. McMillan, M.P., when speaking at a public meeting at Green Island tonight. Dr McMillan said it was premature to blame the doctors for not working the benefit, as the conditions of service had not been offered to them. He added that it was unfair to condemn the rank and file of the medical profession for not accepting what had not been offered to them. Their spokesman had certainly said they would not work the service, but they had said the same about the maternity benefit, which they were working today. As representatives were anxious to get the Government to offer the best terms, a spokesman of the medical profession could be excused for being over-dogmatic and should not be taken too seriously.
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Southland Times, Issue 24057, 22 February 1940, Page 6
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