The president of Greece’s ambulance (EKAV) workers’ union, Giorgos Mathiopoulos, has issued a stark warning over a severe shortage of paramedics, highlighting that in Athens just 60 ambulances are currently…
On Monday, all four pulmonologists at Venizelio Hospital in Heraklion tendered their resignations, citing the impossibility of safely running the Pulmonology Clinic with such a limited team. In a strongly…
Amnesty International’s latest annual report on the world’s state of human rights places a harsh spotlight on Greece. The collapse of the country’s public health system, widespread allegations of police…
The injury of a doctor in Patras, following a collision between her car and a passing suburban train, has raised alarms among her colleagues. The tragic incident, which occurred on…
The Unified Union of Workers of the Phychiatric Hospital of Attica is raising the alarm over unacceptable working conditions. Overcrowded emergency rooms, a severe shortage of beds, the redirection of…
The Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE) warns of an imminent risk of the department shutting down due to a severe shortage of medical, nursing, and paramedical…
Employees at the G. Gennimatas General Hospital in Athens have reported severe overcrowding and operational failure under the new on-call duty system, with 60 patients left on stretchers in the…
Doctors from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI) in Crete have announced their collective resignation in protest against a decision by the Ministry…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faced fierce criticism in Parliament on 12 November during discussions on the bill “Reforming the Institution of the Personal Doctor.” Mitsotakis attributed the delay in establishing…
A doctor who raised concerns about contaminated water on the island of Gavdos claims he was removed from his post after criticising the local authorities. Vassilis Ambrosiadis, the island’s doctor,…