Salaries of state medical institutions will increase by 4,1% starting April 1st
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The salaries of health institutions' employees will be indexed by 4.1% starting April 1. According to a decision approved by the Government, of the increases will benefit both medical staff (doctors, nurses, nurses) as well as administrative-household staff, administrative officials and senior staff.
Thus, if until now the average monthly salary of a doctor from a republican hospital was 7129.2 lei, from April 1, it will increase up to 7421.5 lei and the salary of a doctor from a district hospital will increase from 6263.2 lei to 6520 lei.
At the same time, the remuneration of a nurse in a republican hospital will increase from 5601 lei to 5830,6 lei, and in a district hospital - from 4423,3 lei to 4604,6 lei. According to the same algorithm, the salaries of all the categories of employees in public medical institutions will raise. It is worth mentioning that the salaries of the employees of the nuclear medicine department, as well as of the medical staff trained in the psychiatric service will increase.
The application of salary increases is aimed at providing the medical system with the necessary staff, motivating and maintaining the young specialists and the experienced staff and the quality of the medical assistance.
The increase in salaries of healthcare workers has become possible due to the new salary mechanism for medical workers approved in July 2016. Thus, in the period after July 1, 2016, their wages increased on average by more than 30% - from 20% in primary medicine to over 40% in district and municipal hospitals.
The Government's decision also provides for the preservation of the purchasing power of wages through their annual indexation from April 1st.
Thus, if until now the average monthly salary of a doctor from a republican hospital was 7129.2 lei, from April 1, it will increase up to 7421.5 lei and the salary of a doctor from a district hospital will increase from 6263.2 lei to 6520 lei.
At the same time, the remuneration of a nurse in a republican hospital will increase from 5601 lei to 5830,6 lei, and in a district hospital - from 4423,3 lei to 4604,6 lei. According to the same algorithm, the salaries of all the categories of employees in public medical institutions will raise. It is worth mentioning that the salaries of the employees of the nuclear medicine department, as well as of the medical staff trained in the psychiatric service will increase.
The application of salary increases is aimed at providing the medical system with the necessary staff, motivating and maintaining the young specialists and the experienced staff and the quality of the medical assistance.
The increase in salaries of healthcare workers has become possible due to the new salary mechanism for medical workers approved in July 2016. Thus, in the period after July 1, 2016, their wages increased on average by more than 30% - from 20% in primary medicine to over 40% in district and municipal hospitals.
The Government's decision also provides for the preservation of the purchasing power of wages through their annual indexation from April 1st.