SOCIAL PROTECTION OF MEDICAL WORKERS

Abstract

Summary. Social protection of medical workers is aimed at establishing a system of legal and social guarantees that ensure the satisfaction of the professional and material needs of medical workers in accordance with their special type of professional activity and outstanding role in society. Proper regulation of the formation of a positive image of the medical profession, promotion of its values will provide professionals in the medical field with ample opportunities that affect the level of motivation and the quality of medical care for patients.

The aim of the study – to identify the priority needs and bottom-up requests of healthcare providers for social protection, and to propose ways to strengthen the capa­city to improve the quality of health care.

Materials and Methods. We conducted an anonymous survey of 100 nurses of the District hospital of the communal non-profit enterprise of the Konotop city council “Konotop Central District Hospital named after Academician M. Davydov” on the moral awareness of patients, the administration of a medical institution and the state in relation to respect for medical workers, which in turn forms motivation in work, self-esteem, readiness for altruism in work and empathy in conditions of social protection.

Results. The management system of the health care system of Ukraine in the process of deepening integration into the world economic community is experiencing many significant changes based on the idea of unity efficiency as a result of the effectiveness of social compromise and qualified medical care. So, the invention of effective mechanisms and effective methods for the functioning of the social protection system of health workers is an urgent direction of research and an urgent task, which should be based on bottom-up initiatives, taking into account the needs of medical professionals.

Conclusions. High-quality social protection will allow highly qualified medical workers to focus on more important tasks that involve direct professional development and communication with the patient; indicators of the effectiveness of medical personnel need to be improved and remain in public information; the formation of a personnel reserve in accordance with qualification requests and educational opportunities will provide a resource when revising the functions of medical workers in the direction of the latest trends in digitalization and related changes in medical care. It is necessary to investigate the national possibilities for the implementation of international requirements for the social protection of medical workers, given the high demands of modern health care regarding the quality of medical care.