The leadership of the Ministry of Health cannot show indifference to the under-functioning of provincial hospitals, stressed Mr. Adonis Georgiadis and will proceed in a kind of demandthe minister announced at the 15th Pharma and Health Conference.

Answering the questions of Emilios Negis, opening the proceedings of the 15th Pharma and Health Conference entitled “The NHS is at a critical crossroads”, Mr. Adonis Georgiadis emphasized that the decision will be taken today in a meetingwhich will take place at the Ministry of Health with the aim of solving the problem of hospitals with barren notices.

The Ministry’s leadership is thinking of making use of the county that was voted on Pleuris, which obliges private doctors to work at the NHS in emergency situations. In a conciliatory mood, the governors have already invited private doctors to “come without pressure” to help hospitals with barren job announcements, but of the country’s total of 140, 105 responded negatively, 14 maybe and 11 accepted.

Referring in particular to the 14 hospitals with barren announcements of positions in critical specialties he brought as an example the case of Kos and described that they were proclaimed at the same time four positions of pathologists and another four pediatricians in 14 announcements.

There are 9 private individuals on the island and the hospital management, at the urging of the minister, offered them on-call duty with a pad, without yielding a good result. Regarding the solution to the problem of hospitals with barren notices, the minister commented that “demand is a barbarous word”, while he added that private doctors cannot say they don’t care if the hospital is working, it is a problem of the Ministry. “I prefer good faith consultation” and the state can find solutions, “but I prefer without violence” the minister pointed out, explaining that the impasse must be ended.

With reference to claw back, which the minister reminded that was raised from his previous term, he himself commented that “it went higher than what I had planned” and admitted that he deviated. However, today, with the interventions of the Ministry, the pharmaceutical expenditure in the five months of 2024 has gone well, “it seems that we are reaching the goals”, noted the minister. And the month of June registered a 0% increase in total, if this trend continues in the second half the number will be unimaginable above the Ministry’s targets.

Also, the medical technology they will have a rebate from January 1 of this year and the minister will not go back on the decision having already discussed with industry bodies. Mr. Georgiadis argued that the industry is not justified in giving discounts to EOPYY and refusing to give to ESY, which is a bigger buyer.

About settlement of hospital debts, the minister emphasized that we need to put order with a typical example of the duty-free which have fallen by 50.6%. Relatively soon, the hospitals’ unpaid fees will be invoiced and repaid, while the minister has announced that this tactic will cease.

Aiming at a long-term policy and following the models of European countries, a memorandum of cooperation between the government and the pharmaceutical industry will be concluded for a stable environment for reliable decisions. The goal on the part of the state is to secure investments, clinical studies and the introduction of innovators. The ministry has asked for proposals from the bodies of the pharmaceutical industry and is expected to reach an agreement in 2024 for a period of time until 2027. In the context of the three-year pursuit, there is an agreement. The minister reminded that the EOPYY platform is already operating for the control of the expenditure and facilitates the companies by ensuring transparency and allowing the planning and planning of the companies.