Czech doctors discuss reform package at national congress

The Czech Medical Chamber continued its two-day congress in Brno on Sunday. On the agenda was the government’s recent reform package, which brings in medical fees, and raises the number of hours that doctors are expected to work each week. The Czech Medical Chamber also discussed the problem it was having electing a deputy president. The post has been open for the last two years, and so on Sunday, doctors tried to change the selection procedure for the post so that it would be filled at least at next year’s congress.

The Czech Medical Chamber represents the country’s 40,000 doctors. Membership is compulsory for those practicing medicine in this country. Over the course of its two-day conference, health minister Tomas Julinek and shadow health minister David Rath have both addressed the chamber.