Czech Doctors: Mass Resignations

It is likely health sector in Czech will collapse soon if strong measures will not place within a short time.
This is due to massive resignations of Czech doctors in protest for low salaries when they compare to other sectors which have less working hours as compared to Doctors.
So far, around 20% of all doctors have resigned, and much more are expected to resign in near future.
Czech has nearly 20,000 doctors.

Currently, the gross payment for Czech doctors which includes overtime, averages at USD 2,650 per months, that is before taxation.

The threat for resignation has been on pipeline since the end of last year, but probably it was not taken seriously by Czech government.

Low salaries is the fifth on the list of 13 reasons which made Czech doctors to resign, among others is financial mismanagement in hospitals and other you can read here

Czech has been faced with repeated doctors strike for various reasons like in 2005, private doctors had to show their angers following late re-imbursements from services they offered, and in Feb 2007 there was another protest against Czech health Insurance conduct.

As usual, the group of people who will be highly affected are ordinary people and not politicians who plays a key role in National decisions.