Prime Minister Han Yeong-soo: ``We will never tolerate attacks on colleagues who have returned to the medical field'' - South Korea

On the 8th, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said, ``Such actions will never be allowed,'' in response to allegations that some members of the medical community are trying to find or attack the remaining specialized doctors.
We will not tolerate it," he warned. Prime Minister Han made this clear at a meeting of the ``Doctors Collective Action Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters'' presided over at the government building in Seoul this afternoon, saying, ``The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Police Agency have
I would like you to clarify the plan and take action." Prime Minister Han said, ``Far from thinking about returning to the field, the doctors who have left their patients' side are criticizing their colleagues to prevent them from returning.
"I can't even imagine him violently attacking a colleague who returned to the medical field first with the weapon in hand." He continued, ``We published online the real names and schools of specialty doctors who returned to the field, and several people
There are also cases of people openly bullying others in group chats. If you are intelligent, and if you are a medical professional who is saving people's lives, this is something you should not do. Personal violence against colleagues, seniors, and juniors
"It is an act of force that leaves the people disappointed and angry." He added, ``The government is open to any number of reasonable criticisms and productive advice.
I don't believe in his words, so I don't agree with the government's claim that I can't support the medical reform that the government is trying to implement.''
Furthermore, ``Some hard-liners in doctor's organizations are responding to the government's four major medical reform challenges.
And they are deceiving the people in exactly this way,'' he said, expressing strong regret. Prime Minister Han also highlighted the fact that the Korean Nursing Association announced on the same day that it would re-promote the enactment of a new nursing bill.
We will listen carefully to the opinions of nurses and reflect them in medical reforms that strengthen the private health system. Medical reform must be promoted with the participation of doctors, nurses, patients, health professionals, and the general public.
I think it should be done,” he said. The Nursing Association is promoting the enactment of a separate bill called the Nursing Act, which separates nursing-related content from the current medical law and stipulates the qualifications, duties, treatment, etc. of nursing personnel.
However, in April last year, President Yoon exercised his right to request a reconsideration (veto), resulting in a failure. Prime Minister Han has expressed his intention to resolve the issue of excessive labor exploitation and poor treatment of specialized doctors.
revealed. Prime Minister Han said, ``Immediately, starting this month, we will support the training costs of 1 million won (approximately 111,640 yen) per month to doctors specializing in pediatrics and adolescents.
We will urgently expand the scope of support so that doctors specializing in medical subjects can also benefit from the same benefits." He also promised to open a consultation desk for specialized physicians within this month.
Prime Minister Han said, ``We must also change the practice of working 36 hours straight, which has pushed specialty doctors to their limits.
We will also consider ways to limit the amount of time available, and implement model projects to achieve this as quickly as possible." He added, ``We have already decided to invest 128.5 billion won (approximately 14.35 billion yen) in government reserve funds.
Starting in March, we plan to provide over 188.2 billion won (approximately 21,017,040,000 yen) in health insurance support every month. Through this, on-duty allowance for medical staff will be up to 450,000 won (approximately 50,250 yen) per day on weekdays.
), and will also support further recruitment costs. We will promote ex-post compensation for inpatient treatment for seriously ill patients, and strengthen compensation for specialists at emergency and emergency centers."
Finally, he concluded, ``When the collective action of specialized doctors began, many experts had a negative outlook, thinking that our medical field would not be able to survive for two weeks, but compared to before,
It is relatively well maintained. This is all thanks to the dedication of all the specialists and specialist doctors who are protecting the field, the specialist doctors who have returned to work, and the nurses. I sincerely thank you."