According to the mayor of the district, Robert Duchnevičius, this project aims to ensure that the residents of the municipality receive high-quality and quickly accessible health care services, competent help from specialists.
“If the council finally approves this decision, the municipal administration will prepare and submit a project implementation plan to receive financing, as well as sign a partnership agreement with the Vilnius District Central Polyclinic and the Nemenčinė Polyclinic,” explained R. Duchnevičius in a statement.
As the municipality indicated, the process of attracting and training specialists would be financed with the funds of the European Union (EU) funds, the total amount of which would reach more than 350 thousand. euros.
After the implementation of the project, it is expected to attract 28 specialists, including neurologists, ophthalmologists, family doctors, nurses and nursing assistants, to the health care institutions of the district.
It is planned that residency studies will be paid for doctors, tuition or scholarship payments will be applied to nurses, and vocational training programs will be funded for nursing assistants.
According to the Vilnius District Municipality, resident doctors, students and apprentices should have completed their studies and obtained qualifications by the end of August 2029 at the latest.
In addition, health care specialists would be obliged to work for at least two years in the personal health care institutions of the Vilnius district municipality, which are currently facing a shortage of specialists.
The draft decision has been submitted for consideration in the committees. The final decision will be taken by the municipal council.
2024-09-07 16:10:35