Conflict between the leaders of the interns 'protest and the Ministry of Health: Health
Minister Nitzan Horowitz today (Sunday) signed the letter of appointment for the planning and implementation team of the outline of shortening medical interns' shifts and announced that the team will be headed by Deputy Health Ministry Director General Dr. Sefi Mendelovich.
At the same time, instead of the representatives of the "Prescription" organization, who led the struggle, the interns in the team belong to the Hari Forum (Israel Medical Association). The organization stated:
According to the letter of appointment, the application team will optimize and analyze the data on which the outline will be operated, examine the unique characteristics of the various specializations, and formulate its recommendations in relation to all aspects, including staffing needs and the nature of the internship.
Letters of resignation were submitted by hundreds of interns from 35 wards in hospitals across the country // Photo: Interns' Organization
The team will also examine additional solutions to alleviate the workload of interns and medical interns, including the assistance of physician assistants and medical secretarial staff.
The team's conclusions will be formulated by all the bodies participating in it and submitted to the Minister of Health.
The implementation team will consist of people from the Ministry of Health, Finance and Economy, hospital administrators, the Medical Association, specialists and interns.
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Photo: Coco
The prescription doctors' association said: "We sat quietly for three weeks. We gave all the credit to the ministry and the minister to solve all the problems with the Medical Association. It's over. If the Ministry of Health and the minister are unable to take over early It will be seen tomorrow when the time comes to put things into practice. "
The implementation team should be set up with or without the RI. The fact that the team has not yet been established, poses a real threat to the implementation of the outline and the plan to shorten the entire shift. We will not sit idly by when there are those who are forcibly trying to take everything we have already achieved. We will take to the streets again if necessary and renew the struggle, for all that it entails. Us in full force. "