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State Physicians Organization v. Minister of Health: "Harnessing the System for Political Needs" Israel today

2021-10-25T08:13:50.320Z


Dr. Zeev Feldman came out against Minister Horowitz against the background of the interns' reform: "Since when have doctors become a target that should be conquered and subdued?"


The rift between the Medical Association and the Minister of Health over the shortening of specializations is exacerbated: The

chairman of the State Physicians' Association, Dr. Zeev Feldman, launched an attack on Health Minister Horowitz and accused him of populism and harnessing the health system for political purposes.

Dr. Feldman even called on state physicians to oppose attempts to "round corners," as he puts it, and to move forward with shortening specializations without standards and budgets being given.

"Since when has the health care system become a target for occupation and submission? Since when has the system become such a blatantly political tool? Shortening the continuous working hours of staff is a necessary and important move, but it must be implemented responsibly, without any populist and certainly non-political touches," wrote D. Feldman to 7,000 physicians at government hospitals.

Letters of resignation were submitted by hundreds of interns from 35 wards in hospitals around the country // Photo: The interns' organization



Addressing state-employed physicians, Dr. Feldman said that the shortening of shifts would not be done on the schedule and in the 16-hour schedule set by the Minister of Health, but in the outline formulated by a committee of the Medical Association. No date is sacred - as long as it is not guaranteed that the treatment of patients will not be harmed. "

Feldman even said that those who would determine the manner of shortening were "the medical association, hospital directors and scientific unions entrusted with the road," and asked doctors at government hospitals to "report any attempt to round corners" while working on the outline.

"We must be the gatekeepers of the health care system," he warned.

Minister Horowitz with interns, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Yesterday, the chairman of the Medical Association announced that the hospital directors will not cooperate with the implementation committee on the issue of shortening shifts and will not pass on information to it, but that the Medical Association will recruit an organizational consulting company to collect the data required for the outline.

The minister's office said: "This is a revolutionary change that will strengthen the public health system. Of course, a move of this magnitude requires digestion time, but the decision was made. Responsible, in collaboration with those who are interested in its success. "

Source: israelhayom

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