"Unpaid doctors" mobilize due to lack of doctors Request for measures from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Doctors' labor union 16:51, April 16
With the spread of new coronavirus infection, a so-called "unpaid doctor" such as a graduate student has been put on the front line due to a shortage of doctors at a university hospital that treats patients, and a labor union made by doctors takes measures against the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I asked you to take it.
The doctor's labor union, "Nationwide Doctors Union," made an urgent request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the response to the new coronavirus on the 16th.
As a result, with the increase in the number of patients, many medical sites lack doctors to support them, and some university hospitals also mobilize so-called "unpaid doctors."
An "unpaid doctor" is a graduate student who is receiving medical treatment in the name of practical training or research, and the problem is that all or most of the salary that should be received is not paid and it is difficult to recognize the right as a worker. I am.
If the infection continues to spread, the number of “unpaid doctors” may increase, so we called for the government to take thorough measures to ensure labor management of doctors and to secure wages and work accidents.
Also, the lack of supplies is serious, and only one medical mask is distributed per person per week, and some hospitals wash and reuse medical gloves.
The request also sought to establish a system for promptly ascertaining the number of necessary supplies and prioritizing supply to medical institutions in order to protect the health of medical staff.
Naoto Ueyama, a representative of the national doctors' union, complains that “the country should take immediate action to protect medical personnel including unpaid doctors”.