South Korean doctors' "resignation tide" The government allows nurses to perform their duties as doctors

Original title: The "resignation tide" of Korean doctors continues to ferment. The government allows nurses to perform some of the doctor's duties

The "wave of resignations" of interns and residents in South Korea continues to ferment. In order to make up for the shortage of medical power and maintain the normal operation of the affected hospitals, since March 8 local time, according to the emergency measures issued by the Korean government, nurses will officially begin to perform more doctor duties in the hospitals affected by the doctor's strike and carry out more diagnosis and treatment work for patients.

The previous day, the South Korean health department, in response to the current shortage of medical power caused by doctor strikes in the Korean medical community, issued relevant regulations, allowing nurses to legally perform some of the doctor's duties and carry out diagnosis and treatment for patients.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea also said on the 7th that, in order to deal with the medical gap caused by the continuing strike of doctors, the Korean government decided to increase financial support for the existing medical system, and will invest 188.2 billion won (about 1 billion yuan) every month to support it, so as to maintain the smooth operation of the medical system in the absence of doctors.

The continuous strike of young doctors in South Korea has increased the anxiety of the Korean society about the carrying capacity of the medical system and the life and health of patients. Public opinion in South Korea is worried that if the differences between the Korean government and doctors on medical reform policies such as the expansion of medical schools are not bridged as soon as possible, the doctor's strike may continue in the future, South Korea's medical system may also face more chaos. (Chief reporter Tang Xin)