They object that the law does not protect those who work as entrepreneurs, as well as employees who work for foundations, corporations and private service providers.

The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) does not accept the part of the bill related to the salary scale, as is clear from the letter sent by the chamber to Miklós Kásler, the Minister of Human Resources. They object that the law does not cover those who work as entrepreneurs, as well as employees who work for foundations, corporations and private service providers. They write, agree that primary care workers should not be compulsorily bound by this law, “but there is an urgent need that, not in this law but in parallel with its adoption, they promise to provide a similar income.”

The Chamber accepts that it is necessary to limit the performance of a second charge, but the organization believes that the conditions for this should be established in a government decree so that the decision is not based on the individual judgment of the evaluator.

It is also written that the one-step elimination of the possibility of personal participation without preparation time can cause serious failures in many institutions. Anesthesiologists and pathologists are cited as examples.

The MOK agrees with the possibility of differentiation, but notes that once the Prime Minister has adopted the MOK pay scale as the base salary, a downward deviation is contrary to the agreement. Another problem is that the pay scale does not address differences in qualifications. “Although the number of doctors working without a specialist examination is negligible, giving them the same salary as specialist doctors is not justified, and in the interests of career development and college careers, the choice of academic or college degree should be reflected in the income gap. “

On Monday, Miklós Kásler presented a bill to parliament proposing a “never before seen” increase in medical salaries, based on a proposal from the Hungarian Medical Chamber. According to the salary scale published in this, the salary of a doctor, specialist, dentist, specialist dentist, pharmacist, specialist pharmacist, as well as employees in the health service as defined in the Government Decree will increase in three years .

A rookie resident will earn 481,000 next year, which will increase to 687,000 forints in three years. The salary of a doctor who has been practicing for more than 41 years will increase to 1.6 million next year and 2.38 million from 2023.

However, the government would liquidate not only wages, but gratitude money as well, as the MOK has long called for. Not at all: on the basis of a proposal to amend the Penal Code presented at the same time as the bill, in addition to the doctor, a patient who tries to bribe him can also be sanctioned.



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