Family doctors have decided to go on a 5-day strike.

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Family physicians went on a 3-day strike from November 5-7 due to the Ministry of Health's refusal to back down on the regulatory changes they describe as 'torture regulations.'

Following the last strike, family physicians decided to stop working for 5 days between December 2-6.

"THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN PHYSICIANS' INCOME"

In a joint statement made today at the Istanbul Medical Chamber, the following statements were made:

"The Ministry continues to torture employees with the regulation that has come into effect. The Ministry of Health's visits and statements defending the regulation in the field contradict the facts. The regulation exposes family physicians to severe economic and professional pressures. Cuts based on patients' regular visits to family health centers, injustices in the performance-based payment system, and patient satisfaction criteria that are contrary to professional honor. Salary simulations indicate that there will be a significant decrease in physicians' incomes."

'OUR STRUGGLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE REGULATION IS WITHDRAWN'

In the joint statement emphasizing that physicians' retirement rights have diminished to almost nothing and that salaries remain below the poverty line, it was stated that the regulation harms professional dignity and is unacceptable, saying, "We refuse to work under this regulation. We once again announce to the Ministry of Health and the public: Our struggle will continue until the regulation is withdrawn."

The statement also announced that after the 3-day work stoppage on November 5-7, there will be a 5-day work stoppage between December 2-6. It was emphasized that the sole responsible party for the work stoppage decision is the Ministry of Health, which does not provide solutions.

HEALTH-SEN GENERAL PRESIDENT: WE ARE NOT STOPPING WORK, WE DO NOT WANT VICTIMIZATION

Mahmut Faruk Doğan, the General President of Health-Sen, stated that family physicians would stop working based on the decision of some unions and associations, saying, "As Health-Sen, we are not stopping work. We do not want others to be victimized while we are already victimized."

According to a written statement from the union, Doğan made remarks regarding the work stoppage decision of some unions, associations, and family physicians on December 2-6 during a speech at the "Health-Sen Secretariat Meetings."

Doğan stated, "As the authorized union of healthcare workers, Health-Sen, we are not stopping work. We do not want others to be victimized while we are already victimized. Yes, there may be problems, there may be victimization. But the way to address this is not to victimize others. We will continue to fight for our family physicians and family health nurses and midwives without stopping work and without creating new victimizations."

"WE ARE FIGHTING FOR SOLUTIONS BY KEEPING THE DOORS OF DIALOGUE OPEN"

Doğan pointed out that Health-Sen works to defend the rights of all health and social service professionals, stating that they are aware of the problems faced by physicians, nurses, midwives, paramedics, and social workers.

Doğan conveyed that they are working to defend the rights of healthcare workers and social service professionals and that they approach problems with a solution-oriented mindset, stating that there are provisions in the Family Medicine Contract and Payment Regulation that create victimization.

Noting that they have taken the problematic provisions to court, Doğan said, "Additionally, we have shared our solutions regarding these provisions with our physician-originating members of parliament, bureaucrats from the Ministry of Health, and officials from the Presidency. We are fighting for solutions by keeping the doors of dialogue open."