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Support for all attempts to ensure decent remuneration and working conditions for medical specialists was stated by the Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics (BULAF) with a letter to the media.

The EU has repeatedly called for a comprehensive reform of the health care system.

In this direction are our efforts to prepare a unified Strategy for the development of medical professions as a tool for achieving regulation and the desired change. We fully support the protests of the young medics and the Syndicate of the Bulgarian Medical Specialists by appealing to the regional structures of BSLAF, especially in the university cities, to take part in the implementation of the protests.

The protesting students and graduate students in medicine insist that the basic gross salary of young doctors and graduate doctors should be linked to the minimum wage and should be 3.4 times the MMS. Healthcare professionals demand an increase of 150% from the average work salary and decent working conditions.

On Tuesday, Podkrepa announced the demands of the protesters. The trade union stressed that one of the first mandatory steps in a positive direction is the conclusion of a new Sectoral Collective Agreement, which will create the necessary framework to ensure at least minimum standards, creating the basis for achieving a lasting improvement in working conditions and wages. The union said it was ready for strike action.

The Bulgarian Medical Association recognized the need for adequate remuneration, but noted that the current protest demands sound like a return to the model of centralized budget financing, in which remunerations are fixed and equal for all. But that would be a step backwards. Currently, the system is so built that wages vary in a wide range depending on the workload, specialty, hospital and the demand for the respective specialist. This flexibility is part of what has been achieved over the past 25 years and it should not be denied, but only upgraded.

The Industry Council for Tripartite Cooperation, chaired by the Minister of Health, has set up two working groups to propose concrete solutions by the end of June.

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The Management Board of BSLAF supports all attempts to ensure decent remuneration and working conditions for medical specialists, in particular for all our colleagues-medical assistants (feldshers). The Board of BSLAF maintains close contact with the trade unions and professional organizations of medical specialists on all matters concerning our profession.

BSLAF is not a trade union and does not have the functions of one, which is why it does not have the power to negotiate pay and working conditions, but it has always supported and will support trade unions and other structures that insist on decent wages and better working conditions for both medical assistants (feldchers) and other medical professionals.

The management of BULAF has repeatedly declared itself for a comprehensive reform of the healthcare system, which is the only way to effectively and permanently solve the problems in the sector.

In this direction are our efforts to prepare a unified Strategy for the development of medical professions as a tool for achieving regulation and the desired change.

We fully support the protests of the young medics and the Syndicate of the Bulgarian Medical Specialists by appealing to the regional structures of BSLAF, especially in the university cities, to take part in the implementation of the protests.

We assure you that BULAF will stand behind every working idea and action, which will contribute to a higher image, working conditions and well-being of healthcare professionals, leading to better quality healthcare in the Republic of Bulgaria.

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Medical assistants and paramedics support all attempts to ensure a decent remuneration of medical specialists, the Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics announced. The organization maintains close contact with trade unions and professional organizations of health professionals on all matters affecting the profession.

The Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics is not a trade union and does not have the power to negotiate pay and working conditions, but has always supported and will support trade unions and other structures that insist on decent wages and better working conditions for both medical assistants and paramedics and other medical specialists.

A comprehensive reform of the health care system is the only way to effectively and permanently solve the problems in the sector. In this direction are the efforts of the organization to prepare a unified Strategy for the development of medical professions as a tool for achieving regulation and the desired change, added the Union.

Full support for the protests of the young medics and the Syndicate of the Bulgarian Medical Association expressed in their position from the organization and called on their regional structures to participate in the protests.

In a protest a few days ago, young doctors and specialists insisted on raising their salaries, improving working conditions and transparency in specialization competitions. Support for the protest was expressed by the Podkrepa medical federation, the Syndicate of Bulgarian Medical Specialists, etc. The Ministry of Health also expressed support for the graduates, but pointed out that the wage-setting mechanisms are not directly under the control of the Ministry. The Bulgarian Medical Association announced yesterday that the Ministry of Health could increase direct subsidies for residents.

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