Well being Minister Cho Gyu-hong’s Key Statements on Medical Staffing and Future Plans in Nationwide Meeting Overview

Response to the Plenary Session of the Nationwide Meeting Well being and Welfare Committee

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Minister of Well being and Welfare Cho Gyu-hong mentioned on the twentieth: “We don’t plan to recruit extra medical specialists sooner or later.”

Minister Cho Gyu-hong responded to a query from Democratic Celebration of Korea member Nam In-soon, who requested, “Will there be extra majors being employed on the common assembly of the Nationwide Meeting for Well being and Welfare?” Committee on at the present time.

Relating to measures to handle the medical atmosphere with out residents, Minister Cho mentioned, “There are greater than 2,000 residents who haven’t determined to resign or reintegrate, and the very first thing we have to do is to influence these individuals to return to the hospital.”

He continued: “Since there are not any residents, we are going to combine emergency remedy measures, and within the medium and long run, remodel the construction of common tertiary hospitals to keep away from extreme dependence on residents,” including: “To create a complete regional medical system, we are going to promote native college hospitals into major care hospitals.”

Relating to the quota for medical college in 2026, “The federal government has proposed 2,000 college students, but when the medical neighborhood comes up with a single and affordable plan, evaluation is feasible and versatile operation (when it comes to capability) is feasible,” however added: “It’s tough to simply accept a request for unconditional evaluation with out the opinion of the medical neighborhood.

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