Mobbing and Violence: Challenges Facing Healthcare Workers
Bullyinghas become a serious problem for physicians and healthcare workers working in the healthcare sector. Today, physicians face many difficulties; these difficulties include violence, financial hardship ve mobbing behavior There are factors such as. This situation negatively affects both the physical and mental health of healthcare workers and reduces work efficiency.
March 14 Medicine Day: A Day of Protest
Celebrated every year March 14 Medicine Day, takes on a different meaning this year. The Turkish Medical Association announced that it will go on strike in all branches on March 14, 2023. This action is for healthcare professionals protection of rights and is considered an important step towards providing a better working environment.
Turkish Medical Association's Call to Action
The Turkish Medical Association stated in its statement, “On March 14, we are at G(ö)REV to protect our profession and the public's right to health!” This action is a demonstration of the physicians and health workers public health It is an indication that they demand a better system for the health of the people. The Turkish Medical Association, together with medical chambers from all over Türkiye, has formed a movement with the slogan “Another Health System is Possible”. Beyaz Yürüyüş has started.
Effects of the Health Transformation Program
The Health Transformation Program is a system that has been implemented for years and this system poses serious threats to physicians, healthcare professionals and the public. Safe working conditions Practices such as subcontracting, contract work and flexible working hours devalue the labor of physicians and reduce the quality of health services. This situation, unsoundness produces and threatens the general health of society.
The Voices of Doctors Must Be Heeded
At the Great Physicians Meeting, physicians, health workers and the public emphasized that it is possible to be healthy in a democratic and peaceful environment. In this context, physicians and health workers decided to protest the current health system. The views of physicians and health workers are of critical importance for public health and these views must be taken into consideration.
Another Health System is Possible
The Central Council of the Turkish Medical Association has adopted the suggestions from its members and the field and on March 14, it made the decision of G(ö)REV to explain to its patients and the public that “Another Health System” is possible. This action provides a great opportunity for physicians and health workers to voice the inadequacies and problems of the current health system.
A Struggle That Must Require Public Support
The Turkish Medical Association states that it will continue its efforts to implement a “Different Health System” that supports the public and employees after March 14. All of our people are invited to support these efforts of healthcare professionals. We invite you not to get examined on March 14, but to celebrate our Medicine Day and contribute to solution proposals.
We Must Unite for the Future of Healthcare Workers
The collaboration of physicians, healthcare workers and the public is critical for a better healthcare system. rights ve safe working conditions As long as this is not provided, the quality of health services will continue to decline. Therefore, all health workers and society must join this fight.
