We feel treated unfairly. We feel that – despite what the Prime Minister said – an atmosphere was created in which there was an attempt to shift the responsibility for the problems of the health care system onto doctors – said the president of the Supreme Medical Council, Dr. Łukasz Jankowski, in “Fakty po Faktach”. He referred in this way to the words of Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna about doctors who earn almost PLN 300,000 a month.
Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna was asked on Tuesday in “Rozmowa Piaseckiego” about information appearing in the media about doctors' earnings reaching PLN 300,000 per month. – According to the data I have from the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification, yes, there are doctors who submit an invoice in the amount of PLN 299,000 – she said.
The Prime Minister was also asked about these words at Tuesday's conference after the government meeting Donald Tusk. He emphasized that he was the last person “who would encourage the public to look into someone's pockets when there is no criminal context.” He added that we are dealing with a problem related to the act that assumes annual increases in wages in this sector.
“We feel unfairly treated”
The President of the Supreme Medical Council, Dr. Łukasz Jankowski, referring to the amount quoted by the minister, said: – you can ask through tears where they pay so much. – We feel treated unfairly. We feel that – despite what the Prime Minister said – an atmosphere was created in which there was an attempt to shift the responsibility for the health care system's problems onto doctors – said the guest of “Fakty po Faktach”.
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– An attempt was made to extract some data that does not apply to our entire professional group and show it as an extrapolation. A bit of a distraction from the problem. Our professional group, doctors, think that whenever the authorities have a problem with the organization of health care, they use arguments focusing on doctors, added the president of the NRL.
Dr. Jankowski said that there are about 200 doctors who earn over PLN 100,000 a month. – They are outstanding specialists who work a lot. They probably have task-based contracts, he said.
He added that there are data showing that the debt of hospitals in Poland exceeded PLN 20 billion. – With this discussion about doctors' remuneration, an attempt was made to create the impression that doctors are responsible for the condition of the health care system. It's like saying the radio is dead and saying it's because journalists earn too much, he added.
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