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Chamber: Some Nurses Earn Less than €405 Monthly

Chamber: Some Nurses Earn Less than €405 Monthly

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Most nurses in Slovakia receive salaries below the national average of €912 per month, while there are also some who earn less than €405 gross, Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) head Iveta Lazorova said at a press conference on Thursday. A survey taken among hundreds

Kiska: No Progress in Health Care Sector, Drucker Needs Support

Kiska: No Progress in Health Care Sector, Drucker Needs Support

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – The health care sector in Slovakia is one of the areas in which solutions are long overdue and that is among the problems that contribute to the rising tide of extremism, President Andrej Kiska said on Wednesday. While voicing his recognition for the work of incumbent

Drucker: Health Sector Not Black Hole, But Changes Will Take Time

Drucker: Health Sector Not Black Hole, But Changes Will Take Time

Slovakia doesn’t have a bad health sector; it’s neither catastrophic, nor a black hole, said Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. Drucker realises that the public wants to see changes in the health sector immediately. This is

Dovera Releases List of Best Hospitals Viewed by Patients

Dovera Releases List of Best Hospitals Viewed by Patients

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The best hospitals in Slovakia for 2016 are in Presov and Zilina regions, while the worst are in Nitra and Trnava regions, according to policyholders of the private health insurer Dovera, which on Thursday published a survey that was carried out on a sample of 7,

Doctors Bemoan Unintentional Debts in Social Contributions

Doctors Bemoan Unintentional Debts in Social Contributions

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The Slovak Medical Chamber (SLK) on Thursday expressed its displeasure at the fact that hundreds of doctors practising medicine at their own surgeries have been asked to make up a shortfall in sickness and old-age contributions to social insurer Socialna poistovna (SP), TASR learnt on the

SKSaPA Wants More Powers for Midwives, Including in Mothers' Homes

SKSaPA Wants More Powers for Midwives, Including in Mothers' Homes

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – The current system of care for pregnant women and infants is unfavourable, making it impossible for midwives to support the maternal skills of mothers as much as they wish and as required by modern women, said the Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) on Tuesday. MEP

State to Continue Supporting Organ Transplants in Slovakia

State to Continue Supporting Organ Transplants in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The number of organ transplants in Slovakia is increasing, according to a Health Ministry-sponsored report on meeting the National Transplant Programme, which was acknowledged by the Cabinet at its regular session on Wednesday. According to the report, doctors in Slovakia transplanted 184 kidneys, 27 hearts and