They are applauded every afternoon from the balconies, they are the face that sums up the effort and difficulty in fighting a pandemic never seen before ... Doctors have even been described as the heroes of this health crisis . The Covid-19 has had to face even with a lack of medical supplies, putting their health at risk. But in exchange for how much?

Given the need to reinforce the staff of health, the Ministry of Health has hired resident doctors who, instead of working with a training or apprenticeship contract, have assumed the duties of an assistant doctor due to the exceptional situation. However, the compensation for this effort is a payroll of 1,046.58 euros , according to the document to which EL MUNDO has had access.

It is the complaint of the Medical Union of the Valencian Community , which regrets that "this is the price of a hero for the Ministry of Health for working 35 hours a week, assuming the responsibilities of a doctor, with poor protection means and putting at risk his own health and that of their relatives.

According to the CESM National Deputy Secretary, Víctor Pedrera, this is "the explanation of why doctors are lacking in Spain and are going abroad." Furthermore, he warns that the union is aware that there are already cases of resignations from these mileuristas contracts .

Sources from the Ministry of Health recall that the Ministry of Health temporarily ordered the hiring for three months of non-specialist doctors. That is to say, the same sources explain, "with the career just finished, and R1 have been incorporated as residents and with the compensation that corresponds to R1 (first-year residents)". From the Medical Union, however, they deny that payrolls such as the one reported correspond to an apprenticeship contract.

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