The Union of health workers

co-Chairman of the Union of health workers “Action” Andrey Konoval appealed to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation with a request to check the actions of the leaders of the Ministry of health of the Russian Federation on the presence of crimes. As reported by the Union leader correspondent “of Rosbalt”, the appeal was sent and by electronic mail and regular mail.

the Union has asked the Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to inspect the arguments about presence in actions of officials of the Ministry of health of indications of violations, responsibility for which is provided by articles 207.1 of the criminal code (dissemination of false information) and 286 of the criminal code (exceeding official powers) and article 13.15 of the administrative code of the Russian Federation (abuse of freedom of mass information), and in the case of confirmation of violations to bring the perpetrators to justice under the law.

the Main claim of the trade Union to the Ministry of health is that in may, the Agency sent to the Executive authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation the letter with instructions on how it should be paid incentive allowances to health workers, under the Russian government resolutions No. 415 and No. 484. Although the Ministry of health of the Russian Federation is not empowered to give official explanations on the employment legislation, however, the caveat that it is only the opinion of specialists of the Ministry, in letters do not exist.

“the position of the Ministry brought to the regions in the form of official pronouncements. As a result of regional government and administration of medical institutions today refer to them when making decisions that limit as the size of the incentive payments and the range of health workers that receive them,” — said in the appeal of Andrei Konoval.

the text of the letters of the Minister and his Deputy that the payments are put only to those physicians who directly treat patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, in contact with such patients or working with laboratory materials, infected with a coronavirus. Thus, from the circle of employees, whicheye on the allowance, has been excluded health care providers working with patients at high risk of infection with coronavirus. According to trade unionists, it is contrary to the decision of the government of the Russian Federation No. 415.

Andrey Konoval reminded that the size limit for the incentive payments and their recipients have caused dissatisfaction of the medical personnel and drivers “first aid” provoked an increase in labour conflicts and protest of the health workers was the threat of mass violations of public order and public security.

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