SEOUL: Most striking South Korean junior doctors will not be returning to hospitals despite government efforts to persuade them, Seoul's health ministry said on Thursd
Doctor s from the Korean Medical Association attend a candlelight vigil in protest of the government's medical reform plan in Seoul on May 30, 2024. , Seoul's health ministry said on Thursday , in a major blow to a health system already rocked by months of chaos., which it says are essential to care for a rapidly ageing population but it has recently sought to lure medics back to work, saying they would not face disciplinary action.
Many striking doctors had handed in their resignations at the outset of the protest and the government recently told hospitals to finalise the terminations of those who had not returned by Monday, ultimately allowing them to find work elsewhere. The reform plan is broadly popular with the public and its proponents say doctors are simply trying to safeguard their salaries and social status.Kim Sung-ju, the head of the Korean Cancer Patients Rights Council, said both the government and the trainee doctors were responsible for the latest development.
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