The National Federation of Doctors (Fnam) said on Wednesday that the government’s Emergency Health Plan is a set of empty measures that make the profession more precarious.
These are temporary measures that only exist because the National Health Service (SNS) is in a state of collapse, and not measures to restructure the sector, Fnam president Joana Bordalo e Sa told Luse.
The government presented this Wednesday the Emergency Health Plan, which includes measures such as the creation of clinical care centers to deal with acute situations of less complexity and urgency, the creation of 20 family health centers for 180 thousand users, the allocation of benefits for cancer operations or a direct channel for pregnant women women.
In comments accompanying the announcement, Fnam’s president lamented that the measures are “based on incentives” that “create further inequality” and “frustrate teams.” He said the government is “inviting more overtime and also more precarious work.”
Joana Bordalo e Sa also commented on the announcement of the participation of the private and social sectors in the plan, saying that this is nothing new, since they have always participated and already receive many millions of euros per year.
“There is financial opportunity to do this, but there is no opportunity to invest in the National Health Service,” he complained, adding that doctors remain the lowest paid specialists in the European Union and that the measures announced this Wednesday will lead to an even greater staff drain . abroad and for the private sector.
“Fnam continues to fight for the improvement of the situation of doctors, and this is done at the negotiating table,” said Joana Bordalo e Sa, emphasizing the importance of a “public, accessible and universal” social network.
After the government presented a proposal for a negotiating protocol last week, Fnam will present a counter-proposal at the next meeting with the topics it considers priorities.
In its statement, Fnam also stressed the importance of investing in SNS “and its human resources,” including “paying fair salaries to all doctors and creating attractive working conditions.”
The government has chosen “temporary measures, devoid of solutions, based on uncertain and insufficient incentives that imply a deterioration in working conditions that will increase inequality and intensify the breakdown of collectives,” the statement concluded.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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