The country’s health units for the forthcoming heat is on alert, while the Ministry of Health has issued protection instructions, urging citizens to follow them.

“In the coming days, vulnerable groups, elderly, pregnant, baby children avoid too much sun exposure, air -conditioned spaces and those who have chronic diseases to consult the doctors who attend them. It takes a attention in the next 4-5 days“, Deputy Minister of Health Marios Themistokleous said, speaking to Action.

He also referred to the staffing of the islands of the islands, the strengthening of the EKAB and the airways, the improvement of the emergency departments, as well as the evaluation of hospitals by patients and the operation of the new 1566 telephone line.

For the Coverage of the summer seasonpointed out that:

“Last year, a great effort has begun to cover the summer season and we will be quite improved compared to previous years. Of the 300 places repeatedly declared barren, we have now covered 2/3“

Concerning the strengthening of EKAB and the airlines, he said that his power has increased. “In Halkidiki we only had 3 bases, at the moment we have 7 bases and machines and the response time has been reduced to 10 minutes. We add a helicopter to Paros to the airways and is expected by a National Helicopter and a 2nd helicopter, along with the 3rd plane from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s donation. “

As for the emergency departments, Mr. Themistokleous noted the interventions that have led to a reduction in waiting time:

“Emergency time has been reduced because many interventions have been made in the last year. We have the renovation of building infrastructure, we have electronic – digital systems, such as the “bracelet”, which we see and record the wait. An urgent incident will not wait at all. “

For the evaluation of hospitals, he pointed out the key role of evaluating in the administrative functioning of health structures, saying:

“Evaluation is a management tool because if a commander sees that patients say the hospital was not clean, it should act immediately. If this is not the case, we can reach the commander’s cessation. It will be the first time we get a completely real picture of what patients’ view of our hospitals is. Doctors are evaluated. Nurses are included in the rating of the Ministry of the Interior“

In closing, the Deputy Minister referred to the operation of new telephone line 1566 of the Ministry of Health, stressing:

“We have thousands of citizens addressing 1566. It is in the attempt to make YOU More accessible to everyone. We had too many numbers that we gradually remove them to stay a number so that it can deal with all bureaucratic – administrative issues“