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Imagine applying for a senior job, meeting all the qualifications and following the published rules, only to discover that new criteria were added after the process had already begun.
That, in simple terms, is what the government doctors’ union PASYKI says may have happened during the selection of scientific directors at the State Health Services Organisation, known as OKYPY.
These are important positions held by senior doctors who help shape how public hospitals operate. PASYKI is now questioning whether the appointments were made fairly and is calling for the entire process to be investigated.
According to the union, the original job announcements clearly listed the qualifications and documents candidates needed. However, it claims extra stages and assessment criteria were introduced later without candidates being told in advance.
PASYKI also wants OKYPY to explain why people who met the required qualifications were allegedly treated differently.
Even more concerning are public complaints that some candidates were asked questions about their political affiliation or faced questions with a gender-related angle. The union said these claims must be investigated independently and without delay.
It also wants to know whether candidates were marked down because of their union membership, public activity or willingness to express a different opinion.
For patients, this is not simply an internal argument between doctors and hospital management. The people appointed to these senior positions help influence how public hospitals are run, and the public needs to know they were selected because they were the best candidates, not because of politics, connections or personal views.
PASYKI has asked the Health Ministry and the relevant audit bodies to examine the files and determine whether the law and the published rules were followed. It has also warned that it may take legal action.
