Voters are upset when a doctor holds multiple practice licenses.

Participating in the questioning session this afternoon (November 11) at the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy (Da Nang Delegation) said that recently, voters in the health sector have been upset about the issue of granting licenses to practice medical examination and treatment.

"Practitioners can apply for a practice license in any locality, leading to a situation where a doctor owns multiple licenses and can be in charge of technical expertise at many medical examination and treatment facilities in the provinces and cities," the delegate said, asking the Minister of Health to have a management solution to ensure that each practitioner is only granted one license and is in charge of one medical examination and treatment facility according to the provisions of the Law.

Responding to the comments of National Assembly deputies, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan said that the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, which will take effect from 2023, stipulates that each medical staff member will only be granted one practice license. Currently, the health sector has basically completed the management of medical staff nationwide according to the new regulations. Specifically, more than 430,000/600,000 medical staff have their information updated on the management software.

However, because this software was built in 2015, it cannot fully meet the requirements of the new Law.

Delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy (Da Nang Delegation) spoke on the afternoon of November 11. — Delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy ( Da Nang Delegation) spoke on the afternoon of November 11.

"To overcome this limitation, the health sector is actively upgrading management software and online public service systems to build a unified, modern database. When completed, this system will help health management agencies at both central and local levels effectively monitor and supervise the activities of health workers," the Commander of the health sector emphasized.

Concerned about the issue of human resources in the health sector, delegate Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi (Ben Tre delegation) questioned that recently, after being trained, doctors do not work as assigned by competent authorities or do not work according to the committed time, and are willing to move to work in private hospitals. This affects opportunities, the state budget and affects the arrangement of human resources of public health facilities.

The delegate asked the Minister of Health to present his views and solutions to limit this situation in the coming time.

Minister Dao Hong Lan said that in 2022, the situation of medical staff quitting their jobs will become serious, reaching nearly 9,000 people. To solve this problem, the Ministry of Health has been actively implementing solutions, focusing on amending Decree 56 on preferential allowances and Decree on on-duty wages and regimes for medical staff in villages. Localities are also urgently assessing the situation of using public medical staff.

According to Ms. Lan, public health workers account for 95% of the workforce serving the people, playing an important role. However, without appropriate policies and effective solutions, attracting and retaining health workers will face many difficulties, leading to a drain of talent to private health facilities.

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