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Stepanov commented on the delay in payments to doctors.
The head of the Ministry of Health threatened regional officials with “personnel decisions” for delaying payments to doctors who work with patients with coronavirus.
Health Ministry chief Maxim Stepanov said he would insist on taking the necessary decisions, including staffing, regarding delays in paying 300% of surcharges to health workers involved in the fight against COVID-19. He said this during a briefing on Saturday, May 9.
“I will insist on making the necessary administrative decisions, including staffing. Because I do not understand who gave the right, I am sorry, I only mock our medical workers,” said Stepanov.
He stressed that even before April 15, the Cabinet of Ministers transferred a surcharge grant to doctors to the regions.
“Based on my experience as head of the region for two years, I can tell you that after receiving funds for the payment of wages, that the mechanism has clearly established by the state, well, this is a maximum of one week. And we already have some sort of search when we look at why the funds were not paid to our medical workers, “said Stepanov.
He emphasized that a meeting was held this week with the heads of the health departments and the deputy heads of regional state administrations, in which the task was established: pay all the necessary subsidies and report on it at the end of the day. work on May 8.
“What information we received yesterday. Firstly, three regions did not report at all. These are the Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev and Kherson regions. Secondly, according to the reports we saw … I will give an example. The Kharkiv region reported on 17 medical workers who participated in the treatment of four patients with COVID-19 in March The total amount of funds paid out as surcharges from budgets at all levels is UAH 14,900, or UAH 870 each, if they are simply divided and withdraw on average. three wages in the Kharkov region, “- inform Minister.
Stepanov also assured that the Ministry of Health will continue to work to ensure that all medical workers involved in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 receive all copays due to them. He stressed that this situation is under the control of the country’s president and government.
On the eve it was reported that in the Lviv region, doctors did not examine the man for fear of COVID: he died of appendicitis.
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