Munich (dpa / lby) – Bavaria’s doctors complain that the workload is too high and the pay is too low. “Doctors have been working at the breaking point for years and, since the introduction of fee budgeting, in some cases also free of charge,” said the President of the Bavarian State Medical Association, Gerald Quitterer, on Tuesday in Munich in the run-up to the 81st Bavarian Doctors’ Day. This should take place at the weekend in Regensburg.
He defended the doctors’ protests. Practices in the Free State only opened later on Monday to protest against austerity plans. The background was the intention of the Federal Ministry of Health to delete the so-called new patient regulation. So far, it has offered doctors financial advantages when treating new patients and offering additional appointments. Such actions are “the only way to point out these abuses,” said Quitterer.
He called for more appreciation of medical patient care by politicians and health insurance companies. In addition, the doctors should be relieved of bureaucracy. “Without immediate countermeasures, we will no longer be able to fill practices and maintain the usual care structures in the outpatient area and in hospitals,” said the medical president. The pandemic has been challenging the doctors for two and a half years and will continue to do so immensely.
