Slovak doctors have not been paid for their work

Doctors in Krupina city have not been paid from the beginning of the year for their night emergency service. In January they asked local hospital for 50% increase of payments. As they did not make an agreement, 9 out of 10 doctors did not sign the contracts and hospital did not pay them since that time. According to the President of the Association of private doctors Ladislav Pásztor, who represents the discontent doctors, despite this fact doctors are liable for working for private provider. According to the law if the primary care physicians do not enter into night service they could face a fine in amount of €3 000.