Introduced an innovation: the map shows how much doctors actually earn

“We have also heard a lot of speculation about how much doctors’ salaries are increasing, whether they are increasing or not, what they are. Apparently, it will be very healthy to compare them, and those who make decisions, especially in the regions, will be able to think what to do anyway to that doctors are adequately rewarded. And it will be possible to compare similar types of institutions and compare whether other people who received the same money were able to increase those fees by managing them well or not, “said A. Veryga at the press conference.

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On the interactive map – infographic – it will be possible to compare the average salaries of doctors and nurses of specific medical institutions of interest to people, the changes in wages during the last three stages of salary increase from 2016 onwards. This means, for example, that it will be possible to see how the average wages of other selected groups of workers in different medical institutions compare and what are the differences in average wages between medical institutions at different pay periods.

The Ministry of Health recalls that the increase in salaries of medical personnel is foreseen in agreements with medical unions. To this end, since 2016 it is planned to increase the basic rates of health services reimbursed by the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (PSDF).

According to statistics, according to SAM, in 2019. September – 2020 February. Average gross LNSS of physicians in public medical institutions, i. and. Before taxes, the salary was € 2,681 and that of the nurses was € 1,403, and that of other medical personnel was € 1,243. The following targets have been agreed with the unions: at the national level, the average gross salary of doctors should be at least € 3,250 and that of nurses at € 1,625.

As reported by SAM, in May the entire medical community, i. and. All health workers reached an additional 130 million. PSDF These funds are the last step in the agreed increase in salaries for all doctors. So far, the impact of this stage on changes in medical wages is not reflected on the interactive map.

You can find the map here.

Statistics can be found here.

As Minister Aurelius Veryga said at a press conference, the ministry receives many complaints from patients about non-renewed scheduled services in treatment facilities. Therefore, an order to change the institutions’ payment procedure has already been signed.

“It has been clearly established that medical institutions that have not renewed their services scheduled for June 8 will no longer receive 1/12 of the payment and will only be paid for the services provided. We hope this is a serious incentive for institutions submit plans for the renewal of your services to the National Center for Public Health. We are certainly not naive and we do not expect institutions to start operating 100% right away and update their services, but they need to start providing and there is certainly no excuse for lack of doctors. Certainly we are not talking about all services and if there is a shortage of a particular employee somewhere, it is not a pretext for not starting to provide other services. Today, according to the latest data, 7 out of 10 Institutions have renewed their planned activities, which represents 72 percent Hospitals in the country The most active are Klaipėda counties, Telšiai, Panevėžys and Utena ”, said the minister.

According to the minister, the most passive is Vilnius County, where only 32% renewed planned services. institutions.

The Minister also announced that the Government has allocated an additional € 500,000 for the information campaign. According to A. Veryga, this money will be allocated through a tender for the dissemination of information related to the management of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

“Adequate and objective information is very important to control the infection,” said the SAM chief.

As A. Veryga said, the recommendations on work in state and municipal institutions have been updated. From now on, there is no recommendation to work remotely at these institutions, incoming employees will no longer need to measure the temperature.