“There is no Minister of Health who does not support the public system, it must be crazy not to support it. I am the most fanatical fan of the private sector, with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, I tell you that if a health minister does not support the public system, he is crazy. ” This is said, in an interview with the “Editors’ Journal”, the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis.
He notes that his goal is to remain Minister of Health until the election in 2027 and talks about the interventions made for others in progress to improve health services.
His personal bet by the position of Minister of Health is “for the summer of 2025 to have less gaps in the barren in doctors in the barren areas compared to last year and ahead”.
“The biggest bet is that since we are renovating the NHS building infrastructure and at the same time the technological competitions for technological equipment, there is an obvious improvement in the gaps of medical and nursing staff. We have gaps in specialties that hurt us, mainly physicians, anesthesiologists and pediatricians. Without a physician you have no on -call. If we cover them, if we close the circle with the staff deficit, we will have a lot better NHS, “the health minister adds.
Regarding the waiting time in on -call on -call, he stresses that with the measures taken, after June things will be better: “The Greek Red Cross volunteers have already taken a job in” George Gennimatas “,” Evangelismos “and” Atticon “. Citizens evaluate their subscription and I will present the results at the end of May. Next week there are 500 injured carriers, most at the TEPs of the Grand Hospitals of Attica and Thessaloniki. We have announced positions and hire doctors with the aim of fully filling the gaps in ICTs. The “bracelet” for the electronic trace of patients has begun. In June, the telecommunication of magnetic and axial examinations begins. All of this will convince the biggest war of the government and the Minister of Health, after June, that we are doing better in the calls. “
As Mr Georgiadis adds, we have a decrease in average waiting time in Attica.
He acknowledges that the NHS has problems by noting: “We do not hide the problems under the carpet … From the real problems, however, in the phrase” the NSS collapses “there is a great distance.”
Concerning the health fees, the minister clarifies that “there is no new plan for increasing doctors at this time. But if I had budgetary rooms now, I would like to give increases to nurses. I’m discussing it with the government. “
Regarding high -cost medicines, he stresses that the home -based mission at home is starting on May 15. There is also now the electronic platform, through which citizens can make an appointment for EOPYY pharmacies without having to wait in the queue.