 The patients, who have suffered a surgical intervention by an experienced surgeon, have a rate of mortality on long term with 22% inferior to those who have been treated by surgeons with a lower volume of surgical interventions in their list of achievements. According to which criteria should one chose his/her doctor or surgeon…
Starting with March 2013, Romanian patients will have to pay for part of the services guaranteed by the hospitals, exceptions are the emergency services. “In order to solve financial imbalances in the health sector, we are determined to apply the following measures: in March 2013, we will start introducing co-payment, representing a modest fixed amount…
 Berlin: The mood of the medical profession has improved. 93% think that the German health care system is good or very good. Four years ago, only 80% had this opinion. Even with the current economic situation, physicians are increasingly satisfied. 95% of hospital doctors and 76% of General Practitioners consider the system good…
Romanians working in the field of healthcare earn up to an average of 9 times as much working abroad than in their home country. Healthcare specialists are not the only professionals that earn significantly more abroad than in Romania. An article published by Economica.net illustrates the current fields that pay at least 3 times as…
Only 2% of the ones that work abroad, plan to return to Hungary in the next 2 years. “Since I started working here, during one year, I managed to get rid of my diabetes medication. I no longer have to hold diets, all the lab works are great, I’m well rested and balancedâ€- wrote a…
The Romanian Undersecretary of Health, Raed Arafat, stated Wednesday at Ploiesti that the provision of first aid that the Romanian crews provide is compatible with that of many European countries. From a logistical point of view there are no problems. “In terms of equipment, I guarantee that what we feature is compatible with many European…
Sofia 4 September 2012. Bulgarian parliament passed Tuesday the amendments to the Medical Products in Human Medicine Act. The draft bill for amendments and supplements to the act, filed by the Council of Ministers, was adopted with 91 votes “forâ€, 2 votes “against†and 18 abstentions. The amendments proposed by MP Vanyo Sharkov with the…
The representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Health announce the medical professionals that intend to establish medical practices in the rural districts that they can obtain non reimbursable financing for the work they perform. The funds are being allocated via the National Rural Development Program, conducted by the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (FEADR/…
The Romanian news portal “Stirile ProTV†published an article with the following title: “The Romanian doctor factory can’t keep up with the high number of doctors that choose to leave the country. Since 2007, 8200 doctors left the country.â€Â Because of no significant changes in the Romanian health system, future doctors choose to leave the…
The new health bill makes a series of legislative changes regarding the medical staff. It’s not an unknown fact that both Romanian doctors and nurses prefer to leave the Romanian health system, being attracted by the substantial foreign wages. Their enrollment as state employees, and their uptake as civil servants made the doctors express their…