Romanian PM proposes a healthcare pact
Romanian PM proposes a healthcare pact
The Romanian PM Victor Ponta has this week proposed a healthcare pact to be signed by all political parties in the country. The head of government believes a guarantee for steady funding in the system, the improvement of working conditions and a salary increase could put an end to the massive outflow of healthcare specialists from the country.
Victor Ponta: “To say that starting tomorrow we will double or triple doctors’ salaries would be unrealistic. We need 2, 3 up to 4 years in which to gradually increase wages and we also need to give them the opportunity to make incomes in the private sector. If there are no good prospects for doctors, the European competition is sure to leave us without the best doctors.” Previously the healthcare minister Nicolae Banicioiu had said that, without a substantial salary increase within three years, the system would collapse. Other factors contributing to the migration of Romanian doctors to western European countries is the lack of new jobs in the system, the insufficient number of hospitals and the growing number of patients
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