The plane is on its way to Zurich and before touching the ground three of its passengers look through the window asking themselves: Could this be my home in the future? They are doctors who applied through us for a job in a Swiss health care establishment and we organized a study tour in which…
The Romanian Minister of Health, Vasile Cepoi, explained during an interview, what the new health law will bring to the table. Probably one of the most notable things of this reform is the introduction of private insurers. “As far as insurance goes, we would like to introduce in the market the competition between private and…
Doctors in London are currently trialing “touchless†technology often used in TV games, to help them carry out delicate keyhole surgery. The link between this: and this: The system allows them to manipulate images with their voice and hand-gestures rather than using a keyboard and a mouse. The surgeons currently working on perfecting the…
“As a foreign doctor working in Germany, it’s not enough to know how to order a pizzaâ€. The German doctors complain about the fact that their foreign colleagues have an insufficient vocabulary when it comes down to the German language skills. “Even if the foreign doctors have in most cases basic communication skills, these…
European doctors call on governments of the European Union member countries to guarantee the minimum wage for hospital doctors, starting from no less than two to three national average salaries, and to ensure uninterrupted financing of health systems at a level comparable with the EU average. The European Association of Hospital Physicians and Medical Employees…
July brings Hungary the first online national waiting list registration system, a system that is meant to be easy to keep track of, highlighting the number of people waiting for various operations throughout the country. Zsolt Kiss, the National Health Insurance Fund Strategic Head of the Division of MTI, stated that the new system is…
So let’s say you recently decided to move to Norway. Here are some things you should know about: Insurance When you work in Norway, you automatically become a member of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme from your first day of work. You will not become a member though, if you are working…
According to the Czech Television, the graduates from the Czech Faculty of Medicine choose to leave the Czech Republic and work abroad. How many? According to the official data, only last year about 172 graduates have left to work abroad, despite the success of the “DÄ›kujeme, odcházÃme†(thank you, we are leaving) movement that had…
The German parliament has voted to make it easier for skilled workers from non-EU countries to work in Germany. The Blue Card, an EU-wide work permit, allows highly skilled applicants to seek work across the bloc. In the future there will be fewer bureaucratic hurdles for skilled workers seeking employment in Germany. The new legislation…
Germany needs more immigrants and more child care, because the men and women that immigrate will support the economy and fight inflation. The economists at the Federal Bank have calculated that Germany needs in the coming years about 150.000 – 200.000 new workers from abroad per year. In its monthly report from April, they…