About 10% of the approximately 2.000 German hospitals will have to close Wuppertal/Berlin – More outpatient treatment at hospitals is demanded by the chief on Germany’s largest health insurer. The CEO of Bramer GEK, Christopher Straub, warned on Monday the hospitals in Wuppertal, to use the economic pressure in order to break up old structures.…
“THE BUREAUCRATIC MADNESS MUST STOP!†Munich / Munster /Berlin – The Board of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV), describes the health service in Bavaria, Germany, as an “over-regulated system that because of its complexity, leaves little room for a proper reformâ€. This statement is referring to a study conducted by the consulting firm AT…
July 8, 2011 – Hungarian radiology has become trapped in a vicious circle: A combination of low prestige, long hours, and, most especially, low wages is driving a brain drain of the most experienced specialists to find work abroad, in particular to the Republic of Ireland, Scandinavia, the UK and Germany, according to one…
More than 500 Bulgarian doctors have left the country to work abroad in 2010, says the Bulgarian Doctors Union. The secretary general of the Union, Dimitar Lenkov, announced the data, which was established on the basis of certificates issued for good medical practice, required for working abroad. Mostly anesthesiologists and surgeons left the Balkan…
Berlin – under the motto “40 years – 40.000 fans,†the aid agency, Doctors Without Borders launched an online initiative to attract more supporters. On the site www.mein-profil-fuer-msf.net , Facebook users can sign up and for 24 hours they can promote the organization’s activity on their wall. The overall goal is to make your Facebook…
While the attitude of the general population regarding Germany’s healthcare system is in general positive, the government officials don’t tend to hit back and relax, but plan to lay the groundwork to resolve the future problems that Germany may face. Montgomery to MLP Health Report 2011: workload goes for doctors on the substance…
Bratislava, Dec 1st (Reuters) – Slovak healthcare unions warned on Thursday the country’s medical sector may disintegrate after doctors walked out due to an ongoing dispute over wage hikes, forcing the government to ask neighbouring countries for medical support. Around one fifth of country’s 7000 doctors did not show up for work, according to Slovak…
Given the fact that you considered our previous comparison study: “The cost of living comparison between Germany and Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania†useful, here, we present you the sequel. Continuing on the same idea, you are a specialist doctor (because France only recruits specialists), you like the French lifestyle, culture, language and everything France…
I bet that when most of you think of hospitals and food at the same time, you can only think of well… hospital food. And I bet that hospital food is never on someone’s favorite dish list… Well, things just got interesting… In Latvia, more specifically in Riga, there is such a restaurant in which…
So let’s say you are a doctor living in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia or Lithuania. By now I guess you know all about the shortcomings of the healthcare system in your country, about the general smaller wages than in Germany and about the other things that make you consider a career abroad. You have your…