Left party MP Sashko Janchev has raised serious concerns about staffing abuses, mobbing, and inconsistencies within healthcare institutions, addressing questions to the Minister of Health during a parliamentary session. Janchev asserted that the government’s staffing policy is detrimental to the healthcare system.

Janchev highlighted the case of Burim Idrizi, a sector head at the Institute for Transfusion Medicine, accusing him of preparing faulty annexes to employment contracts. These annexes allegedly altered the employment dates of long-term employees, falsely indicating they began working more recently. Employees who refused to sign the annexes were reportedly threatened with termination of employment.

The MP also stated that Idrizi is responsible for multiple departments and commissions, resulting in a higher salary than specialists. Janchev further accused Amir Elezi, the director of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine, of similarly treating the non-signing of annexes as grounds for termination. He claimed that Elezi does not meet the legal requirements to be a director, as he is not a specialist in transfusion medicine and lacks the necessary experience in the field.

In another instance, Janchev cited the case of a nurse with 38 years of experience at the hospital in Negotino who was allegedly transferred to a lower-paying position, while someone with minimal training was placed in her stead. He criticized this as an example of the government’s staffing policy, where experience is undervalued.