The government announced that it will pay 50,000 won a day to nurses who care for critically ill patients with the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and that it will triple the night-time work allowance.
The nighttime allowance has also been increased by 3 times, and the field ship “still insufficient”
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters announced on the 8th that “a nursing allowance of 50,000 won per day will be paid to nursing personnel who worked in the hospital bed dedicated to severe patients.
On the afternoon of May 12, at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu, Daegu, nurses are going to the ward with new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) patients. yunhap news
Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters, said in a briefing, “It is to improve the treatment of nursing personnel belonging to hospitals that are treating Corona 19 patients and to improve equity with dispatched personnel.”
To this end, the authorities secured a reserve of 8.1 billion won, and plans to pay the list from the hospital from next month. Jung-hwan Yoon, head of the central accident control headquarters, said, “We will provide temporary payments to those who worked from the 14th to the 31st of this month.”
In the meantime, medical staff belonging to hospitals have raised issues saying that they are not in fairness by providing various allowances only to dispatched personnel in a situation where fatigue caused by the prolonged coronavirus is high. In fact, in public hospitals, it is known that nurses who give resignations for this reason are followed.
In addition, the authorities said that the night care management fee, which is set as a nurse’s allowance for night-time duty, will be tripled from the 11th. Based on the existing high-level and general hospitals, 4400 won per patient per day was given, and this amount is raised to 13,310 won. Although there may be differences between hospitals, the script explained that nurses who treat COVID-19 patients will receive a maximum allowance of 40,000 won or more, which was normally received at the level of 40,000 won every night working day.
However, the controversy is expected to continue, claiming that the level is still insufficient.
At the drive-through screening clinic at Daegu Yeungnam University Hospital on the morning of the 5th, nurses are sealing samples collected from test subjects in zipper locks. yunhap news
An official from the Korea Nursing Association said, “Even in the early stages of the corona, the hospital has provided volunteers to take care of corona patients, but as long as it is prolonged, unwanted personnel are also rotated and deployed.” “However, since there is no additional compensation for risk, I would rather be paid, etc. He said, “There are many nurses who are leaving to go to general hospitals that have good basic treatment.” He said, “It is said that it gives an allowance, but I am not convinced from the standpoint of equity, why it is set for only for a period of time, and how the workers before and after that are done,” he said. “The government dispatches manpower, but there is a certainty to protect the existing manpower I need a compensation plan.”
Regarding the increase in the night care management fee, he argued, “Because the price is paid to hospitals, there are cases where individual nurses do not return,” he said. .
In this regard, an official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, “Because the fee is given to the hospital for patient services, it is difficult to pay to individual nurses. The reason for the number of night nursing care to the Korean Hospital Association is that it was made as a group of allowances for on-call nurses. Because of this, the hospital informed me that it must be taken care of, and we also sought cooperation through meetings.”
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