National Health Service

The message that “the NHS is changing” was sent on Thursday morning by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his remarks following his visit to the Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital.

More than 5,000 recruitments related to hospitals and Primary Health Care (PHC) have already “run” or are planned to proceed in 2024. The advertisements for permanent positions for doctors, nurses, and other staff are aimed at strengthening the National Health System (NHS), which has significant shortages.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly review of the government’s work on social media, discussed wage increases, tax and social security contribution reductions, efforts to support incomes against inflation, financial incentives to attract and retain doctors in problematic and remote areas, and the demographic challenge.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis laid out the government’s goals for the next three years, following the economic announcements made at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), during his customary press conference.

The Ministry of Health is attempting to fill significant gaps in medical staff in areas of mainland Greece and the islands, with the establishment of financial incentives for 169 points on the Greek map starting from 200 euros per month and reaching up to 600 euros, even exceeding 20% of doctors’ monthly salaries, depending on their grade, specialty and region of work.

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.

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.

The Ministerial Decision defining the terms, conditions and procedure for the possibility of private practice for doctors, dentists and medical specialists of the National Health Service signed by the Minister of Health , Adonis Georgiades and the Deputy Minister of Health, Marios Themistocleous.