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Doctors slam Okypy for not paying bonuses

Doctors union Pasyky on Monday slammed the state health services (Okypy) for failing to respect the deal reached between the two last year regarding monetary incentives for physicians.

“Okypy’s inconsistency on the payment of bonuses to doctors cannot be tolerated,” the union said in a statement.

“Despite recent written assurances stating that issues will be resolved soon and this will not be repeated, this did not happen.

“Doctors are tired and frustrated by the attitude shown by the state health services. Their failures mock our category and shakes our confidence in the state, whose credibility is now at stake, as well as its ability to successfully manage Gesy,” the statement concluded.

The overarching goal of the deal reached between doctors and the state is to keep doctors in state hospitals.

Initially, both sides agreed on an across-the-board allowance of €1,850 per month to be made available directly to the specialists.

However, there was a disagreement over the clause inserted by Okypy on reductions to that amount if certain financial goals were not met. The doctors said this was like imposing a fine on them.

Eventually, Okypy sent a new proposal which unions accepted.

The clause about the across-the-board allowance of €1,850 was changed to say, “the achievement of financial goals will be negotiated to adjust the target when a new agreement is reached.”

Doctors will also receive incentives, based on their productivity, the new proposal said. These allowances for specialists will be given to each hospital department or clinic, based on the income it generates.

The maximum of this allowance will be €843 for each doctor to be given every four months.

The agreement will be in effect until December 31, 2021.

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