Doctors' strike continues to widen and deepen

Doctors will turn their energy to deepen their action by formally quitting their jobs. This form of protest has already been used in 20 clinics. The government is refusing to budge and hopes that the doctors will ease their demands concerning pay increases. Tomorrow will see another round of talks between the two sides. The leader of the National Doctors Union (OZZL), Krzysztof Bukiel, hopes to negotiate a guarantee of higher wages and a reform of the health sector within two years, however the government is still not willing to discuss these issues. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4; Dziennik, p.10) A.K