Chaiyana Criticizes Volunteer Nurse Policy and Budget Cuts

Thairath•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

MP Chaiyana Dechdecho criticized the government's volunteer nurse recruitment process and the redistribution of provincial budgets to the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.

•Chaiyana Dech Completed his remarks at the Parliament on August 5, 2026.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho questioned if the volunteer nurse recruitment, which closed on July 31, was intended to create a political network.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho proposed that funds for volunteer nurses be used to increase welfare for Village Health Volunteers (VHV) or hire 7,000 unappointed Ministry of Public Health staff.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho noted that provincial budgets were cut by over 20,000 million baht and redirected to the central government for the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.

Overview

•On August 5, 2026, at the Parliament, Chaiyana Dechdecho addressed the recruitment of volunteer nurses that closed on July 31.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho expressed concern that the recruitment process, relying only on interviews, may be used to create a political network.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho argued that volunteer nurses receive 15,000 baht per month while Village Health Volunteers (VHV) receive only 600-2,000 baht despite performing similar frontline duties.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho urged the Prime Minister to review the recruitment process and implement written exams or medical knowledge tests for general applicants.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho referenced a disclosure by Rakchanok Srinok regarding the allocation of budgets to Bhumjaithai Party areas.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho stated that over 20,000 million baht in provincial budgets were cut.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho claimed that the budget cut from provinces was redirected to the central government for the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.
•Chaiyana Dechdecho asserted that national administration must involve the decentralization of power.

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Key Entities

Person

Chaiyana Dechdecho(ชัยชนะ เดชเดโช)

A list MP and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party.

Rakchanok Srinok(รักชนก ศรีนอก)

A list MP from the People's Party.

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)

The political party of which Chaiyana Dechdecho is Deputy Leader.

Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)

The government ministry with over 7,000 unappointed staff members mentioned by Chaiyana Dechdecho.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of Rakchanok Srinok.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

A political party whose areas allegedly received a large portion of the budget.

Policy

Thai Chuay Thai Plus(ไทยช่วยไทยพลัส)

A project that Chaiyana Dechdecho claims received funds from cut provincial budgets.

Place

Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️

The location where Chaiyana Dechdecho gave his statement on August 5, 2026.