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A petition calling for a significant increase in salaries for medical workers in Ukraine has gathered the 25 thousand votes required for consideration. The author proposes setting a minimum salary for mid-level medical staff at 25 thousand UAH, and for doctors at 40 thousand UAH after taxes.
As Delo.ua reports, this is evidenced by a petition on the government website.
About the petition
The petition was registered on the Cabinet of Ministers website on 17 June. As of 31 August, it was supported by more than 25 thousand citizens — the exact number of votes required for the government to consider it.
The petition's author emphasizes that medical workers have been working for years under heavy workloads and great responsibility, while their pay remains insufficient. In her view, this can lead to the loss of qualified professionals from the profession and the emigration of medical staff abroad.
Among the proposed changes is a review of basic official salaries. For mid-level medical staff it is proposed to set a minimum salary of 25 thousand UAH, and for doctors — at least 40 thousand UAH after taxes.
In addition, the petition author calls for guaranteeing timely payment of allowances for work in difficult conditions, night shifts, length of service, and psycho-emotional burden.
It is also proposed to strengthen control over the use of budget funds in medical institutions. In particular, this refers to preventing situations where employees are formally transferred to half-time positions even though they actually perform a full workload.
Earlier the government already considered a petition to increase medical workers' salaries. In response, Yuliia Svyrydenko stated that changes in the funding of emergency and primary health care should create conditions to raise doctors' base salaries to 35 thousand UAH.
Separate increased payments are provided for medical workers in combat zones. In such medical facilities, an additional 12 thousand UAH per month is allocated for each doctor, and 9 thousand UAH for nurses and other medical staff. The estimated salary level reaches up to 40 thousand UAH for doctors and 27 thousand UAH for nurses in areas of active hostilities.
Recall that the Cabinet of Ministers extended until the end of 2026 year the program of additional funding for medical institutions operating in territories of active hostilities.
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