Salary rise for South's medical staff
Medical staff, particularly those working in the three violence-plagued southern provinces, will receive more money to encourage them to remain in the state healthcare system, the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday.
Eleven groups of healthcare workers, including doctors, will receive higher bonuses on top of their salaries. The incentives will raise their incomes to 60 to 80 per cent of those of their private-sector counterparts, said the ministry's acting permanent secretary, Dr Pratch Boonyavongviroj. Incentives for doctors will rise to Bt5,000 to Bt15,000 for the fiscal year beginning last October, compared to Bt4,600 to Bt13,500 in the previous fiscal year. The exact payment will be based on workload, proficiency and how far from a city the workplace is. Health workers in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat will receive an additional bonus, said Pratch. Medical doctors and dentists who have worked in one of the three provinces from one to three years will receive an additional Bt2,200. This will rise to Bt5,000 in the fourth year. Duangkamon Sajirawattanakul The Nation
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