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News on medicine and health care in Slovakia
Quote of the week
“Stealing, do you mean in waiting rooms? What a question! According to Petrarch, the thieves were the biggest criminals.”
All nurses in Poprad withdrew their notices
ALL 124 NURSES from the Poprad hospital withdrew their notices, spokesman of the Health Ministry Peter Bubla informed on December 10.
Cabinet provides money to modernise hospitals
THE CABINET has allocated €30 million outside of the state budget for the modernisation of hospitals, with the money earmarked for the improvement of 27 health facilities.
Nurses to resign amid battle for more pay
NURSES have been fighting for higher salaries for several years, but unlike doctors they have yet to see their demands to be met.
Slovakia struggles with increase in HIV cases
THE NUMBER of HIV patients is increasing throughout Europe, including Slovakia.
Doctors lack vaccines
THERE has been a shortage of supply in vaccines necessary for vaccinating children younger than one year of age for at least the past six months.
Nearly 1,000 nurses hand in their notice
A TOTAL of 974 nurses and midwives handed in their notices by December 1.
Over 200 nurses resign, more expected to join
SLOVAK nurses dissatisfied with how the Health Ministry has dealt with complaints about pay and working conditions started to hand in their resignations on November 25.
A doctor links Penta with Smer
THE SME daily revealed links between the Penta financial group and some politicians of the ruling Smer party and the businesspeople they have ties with.
State hospitals to purchase medical devices transparently, effectively
MEDICAL devices for state hospitals will have to be bought under new rules presented to the public on November 19 by the Health Ministry.
Slovaks use too many antibiotics
PEOPLE of Slovakia take too many antibiotics, experts say.
Fighting against blank prescriptions
A GROWING number of fake medical prescriptions along with the total value of falsely prescribed medicines have prompted the Health Ministry into introducing protective elements into medical prescription forms, the Sme daily reported on November 12.
Smer deputy complains to police about health care stories
THE NOW-ruling Smer party’s deputy chief Pavol Paška has filed a criminal complaint against an unknown offender for a series of stories published by the Sme daily relating to cronyism in the health care sector.
Slovakia’s health-care system far from effective
SLOVAKIA'S health care sector has made headlines recently especially due to an overpriced CT device purchase or other scandals, while a closer look at available statistics data indicates that the system is one of the least efficient in Europe.
An octopus is plaguing Slovak health care
THE PIEŠŤANY CT scanner opened a year of Smer scandals in Slovak health care, leading to a number unprecedented in the history of this field. The year also saw a Košice group of businesspeople close to the ruling party exposed, which shed light on the a sort of octopus that reached far beyond that eastern-Slovak metropolis, the daily Sme writes in an extensive report published November 2.
New hospital opens in Bratislava
THE NEW building of St Michael’s Hospital in Bratislava was ceremonially opened on Cintorínska Street on November 3.
Forai has auntie; KDH its businessmen
Scandals around the state and biggest health insurer are piling up.
Smer MPs backed Čislák in no-confidence vote
THE OPPOSITION tried to oust Health Minister Viliam Čislák on October 30; but failed, as only 38 MPs out of 112 lawmakers present in parliament voted for his dismissal. MPs from the ruling Smer party backed him.
Health minister under pressure amid repeated scandals
SCANDAL after scandal has occurred under Health Minister Viliam Čislák, who now faces a non-confidence vote over the lack of transparency in the health care system.
Health minister will face another no-confidence vote
THE OPPOSITION will try to oust Health Minister Viliam Čislák at a parliamentary session starting at 11:00 on October 30.
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