[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Patient Rights Day was commemorated yesterday in Turkey amid complaints from many patient rights activists who argue that the “Full-Time Law” has increased the waiting time for people seeking treatment at university hospitals. A large number of patients, especially in the orthopedic and surgical departments, suffer from a lack
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Within the project ’’Protector of patients’ rights: equal for all patients’’, supported by Fund for an open society, Law Scanner team has visited Roma settlement ‘Orlovsko naselje’ in Belgrade. During the visit of this legalized Roma settlement located in Zvezdara municipality, inhabited by Roma communities displaced from several settlements
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Changes to the patients’ rights act, which the government has endorsed, are introducing the right to a second opinion at all levels of treatment and limit waiting time of patients to 60 minutes, Health Minister Dorjan Marusic told the press on Tuesday. In line with the act, patients will
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 15 November, 2011 | Great Britain Patients should have a set of rights they can expect to be upheld in their care in order to improve standards in hospitals and other care settings, according to the head of the Care Quality Commission. Speaking at the Dignity Commission set up
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The World Bank Board of Directors approved Thursday the Policy Based Guarantee (PBG) of EUR 100 million, which provides partial coverage for Macedonia borrowing of EUR 130 million from the international bank loan market. This operation helps the country access new financing sources at improved terms and, at the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On World AIDS Day, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network would like to draw your attention to some of the most pressing issues for people living with or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS. Of course, this list is by no means exhaustive, as the fight to stem the tide of
WASHINGTON — The nation’s transition to electronic medical records, now in full swing, risks overlooking potential patient safety problems, independent advisers warned the Obama administration Tuesday. Computerized medical records have been sold as a powerful tool to improve patient safety, for example by automatically alerting a doctor about to prescribe
The first ever European simulation on the impact of the EU Directive on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border health care was held in Brussels in November. The right of EU citizens to access planned healthcare across borders has been one of the most hotly debated health policy issues
On World AIDS Day, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network would like to draw your attention to some of the most pressing issues for people living with or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS. Of course, this list is by no means exhaustive, as the fight to stem the tide of this
The World Bank Board of Directors approved Thursday the Policy Based Guarantee (PBG) of EUR 100 million, which provides partial coverage for Macedonia borrowing of EUR 130 million from the international bank loan market. This operation helps the country access new financing sources at improved terms and, at the same