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Greek Health Ministry Withdraws Nurses' Prescription Decree After Reactions

Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis has finally decided to withdraw his decree allowing nurses to prescribe drugs and medical supplies to patients, just three days ahead of the critical January 25 general elections and after fierce reactions from healthcare employees, including...

Greek Doctors Protest Outside Ministry of Health

On Thursday morning, Greek doctors, nurses and employees of EOPYY left their offices and gathered in the centre of Athens to protest against the Greek government’s plans concerning the ostensible reform of Greece’s main healthcare provider. After 11 am, protesters...

Greek Doctors Continue Strike Until January 10

The doctors union of EOPYY, the main healthcare provider in Greece, announced its intention to extend its strike from January 7 to January 10 and has called on all of its members to participate in order to protect the "decency of the sector." The...

EOPYY Doctors On 24-hour Recurring Strikes

The insurance policyholders of EOPYY, will be afflicted after the doctors' decision to proceed with 24-hour recurring strikes until Wednesday, November 27. The doctors have left open the possibility of continuing their mobilizations until further notice. The doctors, reacting to...

General “Black Out” in Healthcare

Greek health workers have staged a rally in the capital, Athens, to protest against the government™s austerity measures in the public sector. Doctors, nurses, hospital staff and ambulance drivers from across the country demonstrated outside the Health Ministry on Friday...