Pending the settlement agreement to settle the issue of reimbursements due to former trainees, the Consulcesi revolution in the courts continues and it does so in record time. In just three days, 3 victories for a total of 4 million euros to 164 white coats. “We do not stop – reiterates the president of Consulcesi Massimo Tortorella – until an agreement is reached between Parliament and the former trainees, we will continue to stand by all those doctors unjustly deprived of their right, that of a fair reimbursement “.
This is a dispute that has lasted for many years: the lack of economic recognition to the trainees of the years 1978-2006. In fact, at the turn of the 80s and 90s the Italian state violated the EU directives on the subject, not corresponding to the postgraduates of the time the correct economic, social security and insurance treatment and thus marking a profound disparity with their colleagues who operated in other member countries. Thanks to the legal actions carried out by Consulcesi, thousands of them have already seen their right recognized by the courts throughout Italy for a total value of almost 600 million euros. Over the course of 2020 alone, despite the blocking of Covid proceedings, more than 30 million euros were awarded to more than a thousand doctors “.
Positive judgments. The first of this new series of sentences dates back to last April 19 (Sentence 6563/2021) and led 48 former trainees to a reimbursement of approximately 1,185,008 euros. The second is on April 27 (Judgment 7125/2021): almost 1,156,000 to 66 doctors. The latest dates back to 21 May and led to a reimbursement of almost 1,119,000 for 50 former postgraduates. “We will go ahead to remedy the inequality of treatment that our country has reserved for a large number of its doctors compared to what other European countries have done”, assures Tortorella.
“However, we continue to support the desirability of a settlement agreement between doctors and the state. We believe – he continues – that it is a common sense action that would allow doctors to immediately recognize their right and the State to reduce the heavy economic outlay of reimbursements that the judgments of the Courts of all levels continue to grant to the applicants “. An agreement of this type would allow the State to save over 78 million euros in the face of potential 15 thousand cases in all degrees of justice. “But our priority remains to guarantee our doctors that justice is done and we will do it in one way or another”, concludes the president of Consulcesi.
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