Doctors did not reach an agreement with government

Even after almost nine hours of negotiation between representatives of Medical trade unions and Government they were not able to find the consensus. From today, hospitals will therefore miss 1 200 from total of 6 500 doctors. For some healthcare facilities this could mean a big deal or even a collapse. The most problematic are the hospitals in Bratislava and in Žilina region. Even though Government after its original proposal to increase the salaries by an average of € 300 increased its offer, Medical trade unions did not accept it. They insist on the original requirement and ask the additional increasing of salaries in 2013 to at least 1.5 – 3 times the average wage in national economic, which last year amounted to € 769.