– We have a problem with the staffing of paramedics and dispatchers in ambulances – Marcin Borowski from the Polish Professional Association of Medical Rescuers told Medexpress.
Marcin Borowski from the Polish Association of Medical Rescuers said that during the last meeting at the Ministry of Health, which took place on June 25, among others, on the problem with the staffing of paramedics and dispatchers in ambulances. – There are places where not all contracted ambulances leave. We want to find a good solution to encourage rescuers to work. Unfortunately, as long as the financing of the pre-hospital rescue system does not increase, it may turn out that fewer and fewer paramedics will work in ambulances – said Marcin Borowski.
Borowski explained that the main obstacle on the way to the implementation of the assumptions is finance. Last year, the rescuers demanded the implementation of the demands together with supplements. – Unfortunately, they were not implemented. During the last meeting at the Ministry of Health, we were presented with the assumptions for 2020. They will go to the Ministry of Finance. If they are approved, there will be a lot of progress. If this does not happen, we wonder what the Ministry of Health will propose to us – explained Borowski.
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Recall:
On June 25, another meeting of representatives of paramedics at the Ministry of Health took place.
The 10 most important topics of the meeting are:
1. Problems with the implementation of the Agreement of September 24.09.2018, XNUMX.
2 tranche of the supplement up to the total gross amount of 4 gross from 1600/01.01.2020/1200 – to be considered including the supplement to the base of remuneration in the amount of XNUMX gross (negotiations for the implementation of the EMU – choosing the best solution for rescuers)
3. Application for increasing the SPRM budget to 2,5 billion for 2020 sent to the Ministry of Finance. There is no information about increasing the budget in 2019, following the example of increasing the daily rate by 10% for the SOR.
4. A training leave of 6 days for a paramedic: cost estimation and adding to the 2020 budget.
5. Draft ordinance changing the requirements for the manager of the EMS from 5 years to 5000 h within 5 years.
6. Amendments to the Pension Act in terms of early retirement from SPRM rescuers after 55 years of age.
7. Penalties for dispatchers imposed by the National Health Fund for the lack of a doctor in ZRM S 1/24 bed ambulance rate / h.
8. Project of the central exchange program for the oldest ambulances in SPRM.
9. Change of the base amount to the EMU plus a financial correction of the coefficients, after approval by the Sejm, commencement of work on changes to the salary table and introduction of the coefficient of 1,05 for a medical SPRM employee.
10. UoSRM at the final stage of intra-departmental arrangements.
The rescuers were assured that the next meeting, this time, would be attended by Minister Szumowski. Concrete proposals and solutions will be presented.