On the 27th, Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong of the Ministry of Health and Welfare noted during a meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee in the National Assembly that "an investigation is necessary" regarding the impact of the medical crisis on patients.
On this day, Representative Kim Yoon of the Democratic Party of Korea asked, "Patients and civic groups argue that the damage from the medical crisis should be investigated and measures should be prepared. What is your perspective on this?" Minister Jeong responded, "The call for an investigation from patient groups differs somewhat from your mention of the amendment to the Basic Act on Health Care, so we need to look at the purpose and methods of the damage investigation, as there are individual aspects of damage investigation that need to be organized."
Representative Kim said, "I believe it is necessary for the government to systematically investigate the specific scale of damage from the medical crisis and that an investigation is needed to understand what actions the government should take if it were to happen again. Do you agree?" Minister Jeong responded, "We will review the purpose and methods of the investigation."
Due to conflicts in medical policy, residents have resigned in groups from hospitals, causing harm to patients. The Korean Society of Critical Illness has stated, "We need to establish an organization to investigate patient harm clearly and conduct thorough investigations." The Korean Patients' Association also noted, "Even if medical personnel engage in collective action, essential medical services directly related to life should be able to function normally, so we should propose legislation to ensure that there are minimum staff left in places like emergency rooms and intensive care units."