The Head of State executed the decision of the National Security and Defense Council, according to which the Cabinet of Ministers received a number of instructions.
In particular, the government should develop an additional legal regulation “to introduce a ban on the appointment of people with medical education to military service positions that are not directly related to medical practice (service).”
Such rules will not apply in cases where the appointment takes place at the person’s own request.
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The Ukrainian government must also consider within a month the issue of a possible revision of the terms of the reservation mechanism for medical personnel responsible for military service, rehabilitation specialists and other healthcare professionals.
In particular, it concerns the lifting of restrictions on the number of conscript employees at healthcare facilities of state and municipal ownership.
Regional state administrations also want to oblige them to coordinate with executive authorities the criteria for determining enterprises that are essential for the functioning of the economy and the livelihood of the population during a particular period, as well as essential for meeting the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations during a particular period.
Rumors of the transfer of medics to the infantry
Let us remind you that several Ukrainian people’s deputies previously wrote that military doctors began to be transferred to the infantry. In particular, according to the people’s deputy Anna Skorokhod, her acquaintance, a rehabilitation specialist, “was transferred to the position of a shooter” and he actually stopped practicing medicine.
In response to such statements, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine assured that doctors are transferred to stabilization points of brigades located in the area of combat operations.
According to the military leadership, This decision was made by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky to preserve the lives of Ukrainian soldiers as much as possible.
At the same time, the General Staff clarified that doctors are not transferred to the infantry and they will continue to work in their specialty.
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