On the 3rd of August, a breakthrough was achieved in the discussions between the IMA and the Ministry of Finance. The state agreed to add 1,000 staff positions for doctors in hospitals, immediately. The 1,000 job slots will be anchored in addition to allocations to expand the number of hospital beds by hundreds within a few years. The state also agreed to grant of up to 300,000 NIS for doctors who move to the periphery or transfer to specialties where there is a manpower shortage. In addition, the number of night and weekend shifts of 26hours in a row will be reduced to six per month. Following this breakthrough, Dr Eidelman, president of the IMA, ended his hunger strike, which began 10 days prior.
In a hope to end the dispute, the Treasury and the IMA will enter into accelerated and intensive negotiations, as decided by the Supreme Court, in order to deal with the remaining issues. The IMA also agreed to cancel the work sanctions scheduled for the beginning of next week. Dr Eidelman reiterated that the struggle is not over yet and that there are many more such issues on our agenda.
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