The call for applications for 1,131 physician positions across all specialties in Attica and the rest of the country is now open, as announced by Deputy Health Minister Marios Themistokleous during an appearance on ERTnews’ “Newsroom” program.
“The climate has shifted compared to previous calls for applications,”said Mr. Themistokleous, emphasizing that“the employment status of doctors in the National Health System has changed; we have seen an increase in salaries, flat-rate taxation of on-call shifts, and the option to take on private work, and this has led many young doctors to want to work in the National Health System.”
The Deputy Minister of Health added that the hiring is expected to take place over a four-month period.
At the same time, he highlighted the €2,000 relocation allowance in addition to the salary, “an incentive that helps a great deal, because in the summer, to address the increase in population on the islands, we have to transfer doctors from Attica.” At the same time, he confirmed that nurses will be classified as performing heavy and unhealthy work starting January 1, 2027.
“The Greek man on the cruise ship with the cold is doing well.”
Mr. Themistokleous assured that there is no cause for concern regarding Ebola, as, he noted, it occasionally flares up in Africa.“Right now there is a local outbreak,”he said, adding that“in the past we have had no cases in Greece.”“We are monitoring it, but it does not cause us concern,”he reiterated.
The Deputy Minister of Health then addressed the Greek passenger on the cruise ship with the patient from Hantai, who remains at Attikon Hospital, noting that he is in good health and has not fallen ill.“He is currently in quarantine, and as soon as it is over, he will go home,”he added.
Regarding palliative care
Regarding palliative care, he noted that“beds will be made available at the new Oncology Hospital in Thessaloniki and at the new Pediatric Hospital. At the same time, a new unit will be established in Attica over the next 18 months, and the training and specialization of additional doctors will gradually begin, so that we have hospital beds to address a very significant problem there as well—one that our country has been lagging behind on in recent years.”
Source: ertnews.gr