Doctors strike over low wages

Most Poles do not support this form of protest, but 51% think doctors should earn more. The strike signs and posters will be found in almost all hospitals and ambulance stations, but thankfully some will still be operating. Striking hospitals will only treat patients in critical condition. Politicians wait for the development of the strike. Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski will most likely hold talks with the deputy prime ministers Andrzej Lepper and Roman Giertych over the issue tomorrow. Lepper said he supports the doctor's demands but would like them to give the government more time to act. At the same time Kaczynski said that taking zl.11 billion for pay rises from budget is out of the question. Currently, the National Health Fund (NFZ) spends zl.40 billion on the medical service as whole.  The Prime Minister stressed that spending on medical care will increase. Poland spends the least in Europe on medical care. (Rzeczpospolita p.A1, A3) M.M.