NHS

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the cabinet, and numerous governmental and party officials of New Democracy are relocating to Thessaloniki over the next few days, with attention focused on the Prime Minister’s speech tomorrow at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).

The incentives for attracting and retaining NHS doctors in problematic and barren areas were announced by Health Minister Adonis Georgiades, announcing that the Joint Ministerial Decision he co-signed with Kostis Hatzidakis was signed and sent for publication in the Official Gazette.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today that he wants to introduce new measures in the fight against smoking, which, according to media reports, could include a ban on smoking in outdoor areas of restaurants and football stadiums.

Last August, when the Alexandroupolis hospital was evacuated for the safety of patients and staff due to a raging fire, it was an unprecedented event. However, this scenario is becoming increasingly common. In the last two days, amid the firestorm in Attica, not one but three healthcare facilities were evacuated, with uncertainty about whether more health structures will need to follow.

The objection of unconstitutionality submitted by SYRIZA and PASOK against the article of the Ministry of Health “Strengthening of public health structures by private providers and private physicians to address needs that may endanger public health – Enabling provision – Amendment of article 56 and replacement of par. 11 of Article 71 of Law No. 4931/2022”.

“We remain focused on controlling prices,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his scheduled meeting with the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

“The indications that there was a decline in prices at supermarkets in June are encouraging. I believe the overall mix of measures is starting to yield results,” he noted.

Thanasis Danis, Mayor of Souli and a doctor, decided to contribute significantly to the strengthening of the National Health System (NHS), which is strained by staff shortages during shifts. In a gesture of both high symbolic and practical importance, Mr. Danis was at the Preveza hospital to take a shift.

In the final government review for July, the Prime Minister refers to the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Democracy, developments in health and education, the operation of myCoast, and the results of the Panhellenic exams.

The issue of participation by private doctorsin on-call duty at NHS hospitals has been resolved in all regions except Kos, the health minister said on Friday morning, Adonis Georgiadis, who, given the solution to the problem, pledged not to issue the on electronic prescribing for private doctors who will not back down.

Amid ongoing concerns over the cost of living, a recent IELKA (Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute) study has brought a glimmer of hope to the government, revealing a decline in supermarket prices across a wide range of products. The survey indicates that prices began easing in May following stringent pricing measures implemented earlier in March.