Letter from the President of the IMA: the signing of a supplementary agreement

The Israeli Medical Association welcomes the agreement signed this morning after two weeks of intensive dialogue at the IMA offices.

I hope that we have paved the way for all publicly employed physicians, including interns and residents, to return to the hospital corridors with a sense of satisfaction and with their heads held high from the important achievements obtained. I have no doubt that these achievements in the working conditions of junior doctors will be immediately felt in their daily work and will positively affect their quality of life.

The collective bargaining agreement and its accompanying agreements are another step forward for Israeli doctors and the public patients. The document was signed by representatives of the IMA, including residents, as well as by the Ministry of Finance and employers.

I thank all those who worked so hard for the doctors and the public health system, and especially the young doctors’ representatives who tirelessly worked, in order to achieve the best in the accord.

We have much more work ahead of us, and the IMA continues and will continue to work non-stop for the doctors and medicine in Israel.