South Korea announced Monday that it will withdraw its previous plan to suspend the licenses of striking doctors.
The government of South Korea has announced that it will withdraw a previous plan of suspend the licenses of striking doctors.
Thousands of doctors in training They went on strike in February to protest against the government’s plan to increase the number of members. It was not immediately known how many would return to work following the latest announcement.
The Minister of Health, Cho Kyoo-Hong, declared that the Government has decided not suspend strikers’ licenses, regardless of whether or not they return to their hospitals. He stated that the decision is intended alleviate the shortage of doctors who care for emergency patients.
The Government had withdrawn its plan to suspend the licenses of doctors who returned to their hospitals, but he did not do it with those who were still not working.
The authorities have said that they want to recruit up to 10,000 doctors by 2035 to face the rapid aging of the country’s population and the shortage of doctors in rural areas and in low-paid but essential specialties, such as pediatrics and emergencies.
Doctors claim that the faculties are not prepared to manage a sudden increase in students and that would ultimately undermine the country’s medical services.
But critics maintain that doctors, one of the highest paying jobs in South Koreathey are mainly concerned that having more doctors will reduce their income.
Although The doctors on strike are a fraction of all doctors in the countryin some hospitals they represent between 30% and 40% and have caused cancellations of surgeries and other care.
