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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

'A terrible precedent': Doctors feel 'disrespected' over Calvary acquisition

Australian Medical Association ACT branch president Walter Abhayaratna (inset) says doctors at Calvary feel disrespected over the acquisition process. Pictures by Elesa Kurtz, Sitthixay Ditthavong

The time frame of the ACT government's forced acquisition of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce is unreasonable and senior medical staff say they have been disrespected and ignored, the Australian Medical Association has said.

AMA ACT branch president Walter Abhayaratna said Calvary staff had felt the government had set a "terrible precedent", which was expressed at a meeting of senior doctors and other staff earlier this week.

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