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GPs End Effective Strike as of Monday

Sofia, April 3 (BTA) - The governing bodies of the National Association of General Practitioners have decided to call off the effective strike as of Monday but GPs will stay on strike alert. They have sent their opinion to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Health Minister Peter Moskov.

On March 28, GPs started phased effective protests against a package of reforms moved by Moskov and against the ex officio imposition of the 2015 National Framework Agreement after the BMA refused to sign a new agreement. 

"There were no political interests behind the doctors' countrywide protest. It stood up for the doctors' and patients' interests alone," the Association said. It called a March 30 meeting with Moskov "a good start, with a positive result, of a delayed but crucial dialogue leading to reasonable, good-for-all changes in the health care system, especially in primary outpatient care."