The bill ‘Doctor for all’ was approved by a majority

By a majority, with the positive votes only of the parliamentary group of ND, the draft law of the Ministry of Health “Doctor for all” was approved in principle and in its entirety in the plenary session of the Parliament. Opposition parties voted against it.

All three ministerial amendments were overwhelmingly in favor: The first concerned the criminal and administrative sanctions imposed on those professionals who advertise or practice sexually explicit or minor identity-based practices on minors or vulnerable persons. boarding schools from EOPYY to social care institutions and the filling of vacancies for administrators and deputies in institutions of the Ministry of Health. The amendment was voted in favor by ND and KINAL. SYRIZA, KKE and MERA 25 declared “present” while the Hellenic Solution voted against.

The ministerial amendment with the changes in the drug pricing was voted for by ND and PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA was expressed with the “present”, while KKE, Hellenic Solution and MERA 25 voted against it. The third ministerial amendment included provisions for ENFIA and the payment of monthly installments, the extension of the period of concession of agricultural real estate until December 31, 2022, measures to repair the damage to crops affected by frost and the completion of work on submarines of the Navy . The amendment received a positive vote from ND, SYRIZA, KINAL and the Hellenic Solution, while KKE and MERA 25 declared “present”.

Earlier, closing the discussion of the bill, the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, stressed that we believe that this is a decisive step for the promotion of primary health care and we want the ministerial decisions to be issued within a month from today, especially for the Personnel. Doctor, to start the population censuses. The Minister stressed that in the Personal Physician we kept what pre-existed for the Family Doctor and on them we were able to build with a different philosophy, offering incentives to doctors and patients to embrace him, because it is an important pillar of primary health care. This is an institution that will be judged in practice. For the Health Centers and TOMY, Mr. Plevris reiterated that the money has been secured for their upgrade and development. Regarding the amendment concerning the pharmaceutical expenditure, he stated that the will of the government is for the expensive drugs to be traded. There are many institutional issues that still need to be addressed, such as treatment protocols and closed budgets depending on the treatments, the minister said.

SOURCE: AMPE