Hospitals are likely to see a drop in patient services this week as South Korea 's doctors protest the government’s healthcare reform plan. - PHOTO: AFP
Over 500 out of about 970 professors have decided to reduce or suspend outpatient treatment and postpone surgeries, as they call on the government to withdraw completely administrative steps to punish trainee doctors who have left their worksites since February to protest the government’s medical school admissions quota hike.
The Korean Medical Association – the largest coalition of doctors’ groups with approximately 140,000 members, mostly private practitioners – sent a “final ultimatum” to the government on June 16, saying its members will shut down their services and rally starting June 18 if their demands are not accepted.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also urged doctors to cancel their planned walkout this week, over concerns that such action could escalate the months-long standoff between the government and the medical community. “However, no matter how many times we think about it, it is difficult to accept request to completely nullify a measure we took in line with the Constitution and the law,” he said, drawing the line on reconsidering the quota increase from scratch.
The main opposition party chair, Representative Lee Jae-myung, told President Yoon Suk-yeol at their first meeting after the April 10 general election that the Democratic Party of Korea agrees with the urgency and need for medical reform.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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