Nurses occupy NFZ seat over regional health expenditure inequalities

Several dozen nurses yesterday began to occupy the Lublin branch of the Nat ional Health Fund (NFZ) in an attempt to force its director to enter negoti ations with them. The nurses are demanding that more money be allocated to finance the region's health service. Nurses trade union district leader, Ma ria Olszak Winiarska, claimed that there is a zł. 200 difference in the amo unt of money devoted to the curing one person in the Śląsk or Mazowieckie v oivodships, to that in Lubelskie. "If these amounts would be put equally, t han our hospitals and clinics could have paid off their debts," announced W iniarska, adding that the National Health Fund bill clearly states that all voivodhips are to receive the same amount of money per patient. The NFZ's p rojected financial plans envisage a cut in the amount of money contributed for the Lubelskie voivodship by zł. 30 million. The nurses announced their intention to occupy the building until it brings some kind of effect. (www. polskieradio.pl) A.K.