SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday (Mar 11) it had started procedures to suspend the medical licences of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned and
The doctors' strike has led to surgery cancellations, long wait times and delayed treatments at major hospitals SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday it had started procedures to suspend the medical licences of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned and
The Health Ministry on Monday said it had sent administrative notifications – the first step to suspending the doctors' medical licences – to thousands of trainee doctors after they defied specific orders telling them to return to their hospitals. "The government will not give up dialogue. The door for dialogue is always open ... The government will respect and listen to opinions of the medical community as a companion for the medical reforms," he added.
Seoul has mobilised military doctors and earmarked millions of dollars of state reserves to ease service shortfalls, but has denied that there is a full-blown healthcare crisis.South Korea police raid medical association office over walkout