Government meeting, signing of agreement. Older “No agreement, on strike” [전문]

The government, the ruling party and the medical community concluded the negotiations on the expansion of public health on the 4th after the nightly negotiations. However, it is unclear if the royal doctors will return to the field because they are protesting the main councils, saying: “Negotiations are still ongoing and have not been reached.”

The Chairman of the Democratic Party Policy Committee, Han Jeong-ae, and the Chairman of the Medical Association, Choi Sang-jip, signed an agreement on the implementation of the three-clause policy agreement in the Democratic Party in Yeouido. The leader of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, also attended the signing ceremony.

In the agreement, “The expansion of the orchards of the medical schools and the promotion of the establishment of public medical schools will stop discussions until the spread of the corona stabilizes, and after the stabilization of Corona 19, a advisory body to open all possibilities from the origin of the bill and discuss again. “Also, during the discussion, we did not enforce the relevant legislation.

In addition, the Democratic Party decided to strive to ensure a sufficient budget to ensure the competitiveness of public health institutions and improve the quality of medical care.

The Democratic Party also decided to propose the necessary administrative and financial support measures to improve the training environment for specialties and full-time working conditions through the enactment and amendment of related laws, such as the Special Law for the elderly, at the request of the Greater Korea Council, an organization under the Medical Association.

A Democratic Party official said: “Negotiations took place overnight and agreement was reached on all five terms. As soon as the agreement was announced, the medical staff decided to stop the collective action and return to the field.”

Previously, the medical association presented a one-time negotiation proposal to discuss with the government and the ruling party at a pan-medical conference attended by leading doctors, practitioners and teachers, and entered into negotiations with the Democratic Party and the Ministry of Health. and Welfare to reach an agreement.

A separate signing ceremony between the government and the medical community is expected to take place soon. On that day, the Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Welfare also signed an agreement on five provisions, including increasing the capacity of medical schools, suspending the establishment of public medical schools, and forming a legislative council. , and an agreement for the return of the Korean Medical Association to the field. It is reported that the government and the medical association officially announced the government agreement on this day, and as soon as it was announced, the medical staff decided to stop the group action and return to the field. The time is undecided.

However, on that day, the Korean Medical Association and the Young Doctors Emergency Response Committee, made up of senior physicians, full-time physicians, and medical students, informed members that “there is still no agreement and that the strikes and collective actions “. Park Ji-hyun, chairman of the Majority Council of Korea’s Emergency Response Committee, posted a post on his Twitter this morning, such as, “I woke up to sleep, but a press release came out that I don’t know about.” An official of the Korean Medical Association said: “The government has unilaterally published it at the level of exchange of opinions that have not gone through the collection of internal opinions.”

◇ The following is the full text of the agreement on the implementation of the Policy Agreement of the Korean Medical Association and the Democratic Party.

Together with the Korean Medical Association, the Democratic Party has developed a fundamental solution to the problems of the Korean medical system, such as local medical imbalances, the collapse of essential medical care and the lack of medical education and training systems for specialties, under the common goal of developing the public health and health care system. In order to overcome Crown 19, we are committed to signing policy agreements and making efforts to implement them as follows.

1.The expansion of the gardens of medical schools and the promotion of the establishment of public medical schools will stop discussions until the spread of Corona 19 stabilizes, and after the stabilization of Corona 19, an advisory body will be formed to open all the possibilities from the source centered on the bill and discuss again. Furthermore, during the debate, the relevant legislation is not applied.

2. In addition, the Democratic Party will strive to ensure a sufficient budget to ensure the competitiveness of public health institutions and improve the quality of health care.

3. In addition, the Democratic Party will provide the necessary administrative and financial support measures to improve the training environment for principals and the working conditions of full-time employees through the enactment and amendment of related laws, such as the Special Law for the Elderly. , based on the request of the Korean Medical Association (organizations dependent on the Korean Medical Association). Prepare.

4. Together with the Korean Medical Association, the Democratic Party will cooperate closely with each other to overcome the Corona 19 crisis and prepare and promote specific measures to protect medical personnel and support medical institutions.

5. In addition, the Democratic Party will abide by future agreements concluded by the Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and will make active efforts to implement them.

◇ Agreement between the Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Welfare

The Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Welfare agree as follows for the development of the training system for local health care, essential health care, medical education and specializations, and the overcoming of Corona 19 under the common goal of development of the public health and health care system.

1. The Ministry of Health and Welfare will stop promoting the expansion of medical school gardens and the establishment of new public medical schools, and after the stabilization of Corona 19, it will open all possibilities in the Protocol Council and will discuss with the Korean Medical Association. In this case, we respect the results of the discussions within the National Assembly, which are formed in accordance with the political agreement of the Democratic Party together with the Korean Medical Association. In addition, it does not apply unilateral policies such as the notification of medical school gardens.

2. The Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Welfare take on important medical issues in the program, such as the development of regional medical support measures, such as local fees, promotion and support of essential medical care, practical improvement of the environment training for graduates, discussions on improving the structure of health care and establishing a system of medical service delivery. Constitute a legislative council. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reflects and actively implements the results of the council’s discussions in the health care development plan.

3. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the medical community will discuss the development plan of the four main policies proposed by the Korean Medical Association (strengthening of the medical school, new public medical school, a pilot program of consolidation of benefits and non-face-to-face treatment).

4. To overcome the Corona 19 crisis, the Korean Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Welfare work closely with each other and, in particular, prepare and implement specific measures to protect medical personnel and support medical institutions.

5. The Korean Medical Association stops the group action and returns to the clinic.

September 4, 2020