A national protest of state psychiatric hospitals will be held today. The reason is the low pay of employees in the 12 state psychiatric hospitals.
Workers in the sector will gather in front of the Ministry of Health to reiterate their main demand – a 50% salary increase.
With the adoption of the State Budget for this year, the planned salary increase is only 5 percent. 178 million leva is earmarked for psychiatric care this year from the budget of the Ministry of Health. The money will provide an increase in funds for hospitals, but it does not meet the demands of the medical institutions.