Prime Minister Han says, ``We will not compromise''...Citizens are growing worried about medical group's actions = South Korea

While interns, residents, and other specialized doctors (residency doctors) are protesting against the expansion of medical school capacity and are teasing collective action, the South Korean government has made it clear that it will not compromise on collective action in the medical community. child
On the 19th, the Korean Medical Specialist Council, which opposed the government's 2,000-person increase in the number of medical faculty members and resigned individually, announced on the 19th that ``Big 5 hospitals (Seoul University Hospital, Severance Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital,
Following the decision of all trainee doctors at ``Luasan Hospital/Seoul St. Mary's Hospital'' to submit their resignations, the hospital has decided to suspend work from 6 a.m. on the 20th.
As the possibility of a major medical uprising becoming a reality, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo issued a statement on the afternoon of the 18th saying, ``The lives of the people are held hostage.''
"You must not do this," he strongly warned. At the same time, he added, ``We should reach a compromise through rational discussion and dialogue, not through collective action,'' adding, ``We request that people stay close to medical sites and patients and watch over them.''
I will.'' Currently, there are 13,000 specialty physicians working at training hospitals nationwide, and 2,745, or 21%, are specialty physicians at ``Big 5'' hospitals. Specialized doctors are advanced general hospitals with 30 doctors in total.
It accounts for ~40%. If they leave the hospital, a medical crisis will become a reality. Nevertheless, according to the ``Physician Collective Action Central Accident Control Headquarters,'' on the 16th of this month at 6 p.m.
It was discovered that 715 specialty doctors have submitted resignation letters at 23 hospitals, including Standard Hospital, Seoul Asan Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, and Gangnam Severance Hospital.
The Central Accident Control Headquarters for Physician Collective Action has ordered them to begin work. Even if the order to start work is received, the medical staff will not be able to return to on-site work.
If so, the maximum penalty is three years in prison or a fine of 30 million won (approximately 3.3 million yen). The government has threatened to paralyze hospital medical functions and even take court action if cases of patient death occur.
It is in a state that has been reported. In response to the South Korean government's aggressive attack, the Medical Association Emergency Measures Committee has made it clear that it will not back down. The Emergency Countermeasures Committee stated, ``If the government
If we try to punish the voluntary actions of university students and major doctors in an unconstitutional framework, we will face an irreversible medical disaster.''
We need to throw away the cages and start an authentic dialogue with the medical community."