The Ministry of Health has convened the autonomous communities to an extraordinary plenary session of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS), scheduled for next June 5, with the aim of specifically addressing the reform of the Framework Statute and the doctors' strike called against the draft law, which was approved this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers.
According to the agenda to which Europa Press has had access, the first matter to be discussed will be information on the current situation of the talks with the Strike Committee. Representatives of this committee have announced a state concentration in front of the Ministry of Health on Monday, June 15, coinciding with the start of the fifth week of the national strike, which will last until Friday the 19th.
Sources from the Ministry of Health have not confirmed the exact date of the meeting to EP and point out that it could be delayed depending on the agenda of the regional councilors. In any case, the meeting, which will be held in a mixed format, "online" and in person, will include 12 points on the agenda, in addition to a final turn for requests and questions.
The second point on the agenda contemplates offering the health councilors detailed information on the legislative development of the Framework Statute and other state-level health regulations, as well as data relating to the financing of the National Health System.
Likewise, a decisive agreement of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System on the maximum limit of the medical staff's on-call duty and on the implementation of the ordinary 35-hour working day will be submitted for debate. The draft law proposes the reduction of 24-hour on-call duties and establishes a general limit of 17 hours of on-call duty, with a maximum of 45 hours of weekly work combining ordinary working hours and on-call duties.
During the session, points six and seven of the agenda aim for a decisive agreement of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System regarding the improvement of the remuneration of medical staff on-call duties and the creation of specific negotiation tables for this group.
The following three sections are formulated as recommendations of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System on the progressive reduction of the maximum weekly working hours, the professional classification of health personnel, and the participation of medical personnel in these processes.
Lastly, an agreement will be sought to coordinate the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System to establish a working group to analyze the organization of work in SNS centers and another group focused on the de-bureaucratization of healthcare activity.