Masoumi: Nurses' Living Standards Must Keep Pace with Inflation

FOUMAN – The lawmaker for Fouman and Shaft said nurses' living standards must keep pace with inflation, adding: Raising nurses' salaries is an issue we will pursue seriously in parliament.

Foman- the representative of the people of Foman and Shaft in the parliament, stating that the improvement of the nurses' livelihood should be proportional to inflation, said: "Increasing the salaries of nurses is one of the issues that we will seriously pursue in the parliament."

According to Mehr reporter, Seyed Karim Masoumi, on Wednesday evening in the gathering of nurses of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS) Fuman Hospital on the occasion of Nurses' Day, while congratulating the country's nurses on this day, especially the nurses of Fuman city, said: service is sometimes defined within the framework of legal duties, but in some areas it has a meaning beyond the performance of duty and nurses are a clear example of this type of service.

Referring to the role of nurses in difficult moments of illness and despair, the representative of Foman and Shaft people in the Islamic Council added: Nurses, in situations where patients are faced with worry and despair, give hope and illuminate their path, and these efforts go beyond an administrative and legal task.

Referring to the lack of nursing staff in medical centers, he stated: When the hospital is facing a shortage of staff, nurses take on more responsibilities with extra effort, and this shows the value and importance of their services.

While appreciating the efforts of the nurses and other staff of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS) Foman Hospital, Masoumi also appreciated the medical staff, service and administrative forces, the hospital matron, the hospital director, the hospital director and the head of the city health network for their efforts in improving the service delivery conditions.

Referring to the measures taken to improve the condition of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS) Foman Hospital, he stated: Although the conditions of the hospital have improved compared to the past, efforts must be made to improve the level of medical services, provide equipment and increase credits.

The representative of the people of Foman and Shaft in the Islamic Council informed about the follow-up of the problems in the field of treatment in this city and said: In recent consultations with the officials of the field of treatment, issues such as the lack of specialist doctors and some issues related to medical services were raised and these follow-ups will continue to solve the problems.

Masoumi also pointed to the follow-up of the problems of the emergency department and added: In the coming days, meetings will be held with the relevant authorities to investigate and solve some of the problems of the emergency department.

He announced the allocation of 8 billion tomans credit for the implementation of projects related to the hospital and emphasized: it is necessary to provide the basis for using this credit to improve the infrastructure and upgrade the hospital services by defining appropriate projects.

In another part of his speech, the representative of the people of Foman and Shaft in the Islamic Council considered it necessary to improve the living conditions of nurses and said: Considering the inflation and the existing economic pressures, the salaries of nurses should be proportionally increased and we will follow this issue seriously in the upcoming meetings and follow-ups of the parliament.