Resident doctors to be mandatorily included in hospital on-call shifts, with pay

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Romania's Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, announced that a draft amendment to Order No. 870 of the Minister of Health has been submitted for public consultation, providing for the mandatory inclusion of resident doctors in the on-call schedules of the healthcare facilities where they undergo training. According to the draft: healthcare institutions will be required, upon request, to include resident doctors in on-call duty schedules; residents will work alongside the primary on-call