Doctors are not enough to "go into battle" Han ** said that medical reform cannot be compromised.
Zheng Haoning. In the face of the "wave of resignations" of South Korean doctors, South Korea's ** Yoon Suk-yeol stressed on the 27th that medical reforms such as the expansion plan of medical schools cannot be compromised.
On the same day, the Ministry of Health and Welfare temporarily adjusted the scope of operations to provide legal protection for some of the work of doctors from that day onwards.
*Tough attitude].
Yoon Suk-yeol said in a televised speech on the 27th that medical reform, including the expansion of medical school enrollment, "is not a negotiable or compromised matter", and the collective action of doctors "threatening public health and life" is hardly "legitimate".
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 27th, as of the evening of the 26th, a total of 9,909 interns and resident doctors submitted resignation reports, accounting for 80 of the total number of interns and residents in the country6%；The number of doctors who left the post was 8,939, accounting for 727%。
On the same day, the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported to ** 5 doctors of the Korean Medical Association for violating the "Medical **" and other reasons. This is the first time that South Korea has taken legal measures against those involved in the "wave of resignations".
The "wave of resignations" of doctors in South Korea stems from the expansion of medical school enrollment announced earlier this month. In order to cope with the shortage of doctors, South Korea** has decided to increase the enrollment of university medical schools from the current stage of 3,058 to 5,058 in the 2025 academic year. The plan has met with strong opposition from medical groups and medical students, who say it would lead to overtreatment and strain the health care system.
However, the results of a poll released by the polling agency "Gallup Korea" on the 16th showed that 76% of the people supported the expansion plan. Some have pointed out that the real concern of medical professionals is that the expansion of medical schools will reduce their income.
South Korea** has previously raised the crisis level of the country's healthcare system to the highest level of "severe". South Korea said on the 26th that if the resigned doctor can return to work before the 29th, he will not be held responsible. For doctors who fail to return to work on time, ** will be subject to penalties such as revocation of medical license for at least 3 months in accordance with laws and regulations.
The medical crisis continues].
Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-su said on the 27th that some doctors have returned to work, but the number of people returning to work is difficult to accurately count for the time being. On the same day, he again called on the doctors to return to work as soon as possible to avoid punishment.
According to the report of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 27th, affected by the "wave of resignations" of doctors, the number of surgeries in 15 ** general hospitals across the country has been halved.
According to the new regulations issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the same day, medical institutions across the country will be able to rearrange their scope of work based on their professional proficiency and qualifications, and will be allowed to perform some medical procedures that were previously only available to doctors. The medical acts carried out by these medical institutions are exempt from criminal, civil and administrative penalties, but the diagnosis of death and other services are still not within the scope of the first to be taken over.
However, many ** are full of worries about the new regulations, believing that the legal protection measures provided by ** should be more specific and comprehensive. A ** told an AFP reporter that she did not know if the patient's condition deteriorated, she did not know if ** would be held responsible.
South Korea has seen deaths related to a sharp drop in the number of doctors, according to South Korea**. An elderly woman in her 80s in Daejeon City suddenly fell ill, and the emergency personnel spent nearly an hour looking for the emergency room, contacted seven hospitals and had no doctors, and the elderly woman finally died of cardiac arrest. South Korea has launched an investigation into this incident on the 27th.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-so once again emphasized on the 27th that if there are deficiencies in the medical reform, the medical community can communicate with the first through dialogue. (End) (Special article by Xinhua News Agency).