MOPH to appoint 4,252 professional nurses by September

MGR Online•Politics•3d ago

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The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating the appointment of thousands of professional nurses to civil servant status and implementing a community nurse volunteer program.

•The Ministry of Public Health aims to appoint 4,252 professional nurses as civil servants by September 2026.
•The Ministry of Public Health is recruiting 7,256 Community Nurse Volunteers (OSOP) to serve as supplementary health team support.
•The Ministry of Public Health is discussing the allocation of 8,642 new civil servant positions with the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC).

Overview

•The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating the appointment of 4,252 professional nurses to civil servant positions by September 2026.
•Several agencies within the Ministry of Public Health have already completed over 40% of these appointments.
•Pattana Promphat stated that Community Nurse Volunteers (OSOP) are supplementary forces and not replacements for professional nurses.
•Community Nurse Volunteers (OSOP) focus on four groups: bedbound patients, NCD patients, mothers and children, and psychiatric/drug abuse patients.
•The Ministry of Public Health is requesting 8,642 new civil servant positions through coordination with the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC).
•Dr. Supachok Vejjaphanphasat stated the appointment plans aim to create career security and reduce the proportion of temporary/daily wage nurses.
•The Ministry of Public Health must provide additional data to the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) for consideration by the Public Sector Manpower Goal and Policy Committee (KPR).

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)

The government body responsible for appointing professional nurses and managing the Community Nurse Volunteer program.

Office of the Civil Service Commission(สำนักงาน ก.พ.)

The agency coordinating the allocation of new civil servant positions with the Ministry of Public Health.

Public Sector Manpower Goal and Policy Committee(คณะกรรมการกำหนดเป้าหมายและนโยบายกำลังคนภาครัฐ)

The committee responsible for considering the request for new civil servant positions.

Person

Pattana Promphat(พัฒนา พร้อมพัฒน์)

The Minister of Public Health.

Supachok Vejjaphanphasat(สุภโชค เวชภัณฑ์เภสัช)

The Chief Inspector General of the Ministry of Public Health.

Policy

Community Nurse Volunteers(อาสาพยาบาลชุมชน)

A supplementary health workforce program recruiting 7,256 positions to support community care.