Doctors have denied the statement of the authorities about the failure of the “Italian strike” – RBC

“Italian strike” means that doctors are in the workplace and are receiving patients

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Orgsekretar health care workers union “Action” Andrey Konoval told RBC that the scheduled March 24 “Italian strike” doctors in six medical institutions of Moscow began and is successful. “On 16 March, we held a press conference organizing committee and said that in the action on March 24 to attend 21 people. At this point in the strike attended 20 people, 2 more people wanted to join, but the administration did not allow them to get out of the holiday. Another 22 people decided to join the campaign “work instructions” in a week “, – said Konoval.

He said that about 8 people and were ready to join the” Italian strike “, but later withdrew their signatures because they were pressured by management.

«The action is successful, we have fulfilled all that was promised. The authorities have started to clean up the situation with registration of labor relations, people began to arrive on the cards some money, which they apparently illegally, do not pay extra, reviewed the structure of working hours for primary care physicians. Most people firmly holds the system is not broken, “- said the union leader. According Konoval in GBUZ “Diagnostic center number 5 DMD” have replaced the head physician, because the former was not going to negotiate with the union. Some activists have set an individual schedule that corresponds to the Civil Code and the standards of medical services.

Earlier in the Department of Health in Moscow said the failure of the “Italian strike”. “According to information from the clinics of Moscow, medical facilities are operating normally. Two people who had previously expressed a desire to take part in “Italian strike”, also are receiving patients, “- told Interfax spokesman for the Department of Health of the capital. “Thus,” Italian strike “in Moscow failed” – the source of Interfax.

Commenting on this post, Konoval said that the protest “Italian strike” means that doctors are in the workplace, are receiving patients, but do it strictly according to instructions in accordance with the standards of medical care and other laws and regulations.

At a press conference on 16 March, the union offered during the week to create a conciliation commission to discuss the crisis, in their opinion the situation. However, the authorities, in their opinion, did not take appropriate measures to address the conflict situation. As explained Konoval involved in the campaign will work strictly according to the standards set apart for one patient will refuse to work in areas not covered by labor contracts, including not replace professionals who are on sick leave or vacation.

The protesters adopted a declaration consisting of 15 items, which contained demands to stop the reduction of employees of hospitals and clinics, to reduce the reception of one therapist from six to four hours, set the time standard of patient care at home (at least 30 minutes, including the time for the trip) to comply with the precinct-territorial principle serve the residents of the capital.