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Fourteen doctors and nurses have left Romania for Italy

Fourteen doctors and nurses have left Romania today for Italy, to support doctors in the fight against coronavirus.

Romanian Health Min: Family Doctors End Protest Over New Public Healthcare Contract

Romanian family doctors on Friday decided to end protests over the frame-contract on public healthcare for 2011-2012, the Health Ministry said in a press release.

Romanians Might No Longer Get Free, Compensated Medicine As Of April 1

Over 80% of family doctors in Romania have said they won’t sign frame agreement with health insurance houses in April, which means patients will no longer benefit from free or compensated drugs or referrals to specialized doctors.

Romanian Medicine Graduates Who Fail Intern Exam May Enter System With Limited Duties

Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke said Sunday that medicine graduates who have failed the internship exam may be allowed into the system with limited duties, in order to cover the personnel shortage.

Romanian Health Ministry Wants To Sort Out Public-Private Employment For Doctors

Romania’s Health Ministry will put forward an act to eliminate problems caused by doctors practicing both in public hospitals and private clinics, Minister Cseke Attila said Wednesday.

Ten Israeli Doctors Come To Romania To Help Injured Newborns

Ten Israeli doctors arrived in Bucharest to help the seven Romanian newborn babies severely injured in an explosion which took place Monday at the Giulesti maternity hospital, Bucharest Hospital Administration general manager Marius Savu said Wednesday.

Romania Collected About EUR350,000 In Fines For Medical Leave Condition Breaches – Health Min

Romania collected about EUR350,000 in just one month from fines applied to employees who took groundless sick leaves, and a total EUR140,000 were collected only in the June 7 to June 11 interval, the Health Ministry said in a press release Friday.

Romanian Family Doctors Resume Issuing Compensated, Free Medicine

Romanian family doctors will resume prescribing compensated medicine and specialist referrals as of Thursday, exactly one week after they stopped, over disagreements regarding the new healthcare frame-contract.

Romanian Family Doctors To Stop Issuing Prescriptions For Compensated, Free Medicine

Romanian family doctor associations announced they will no longer prescribe compensated and free medicine as of April 1, because the new frame-contract on healthcare has been approved without their input.

Romanian Healthcare Unionists Urge Health Min To Grant Overtime Pay To Doctors

Romanian union confederation Cartel Alfa and the Romanian Doctors’ Federative Chamber urge the Health Ministry to grant overtime pay to doctors, threatening protests.

Romanian Actor Gheorghe Dinica Closely Monitored For Severe Lung, Kidney Infection

Romanian actor Gheorghe Dinica, 75, continues to receive medical care and treatment for severe lung and kidney infection at the Bucharest Floreasca Emergency Hospital and his health condition is stable, people close to the matter said.

Romanian MDs To Give Up ‘Soviet Working Hours’ As Of Sep 1 – Min

Romanian doctors will change their working hours as of September 1 to match the hours put in by European medical staff, as Romania is still using a “Soviet schedule,” Health Minister Ion Bazac said Monday.

Romania Family Doctors Sign Protocol With Health Min, Continue Activity As Of April 1

Romanian family doctors will continue their activity as of April 1, following a protocol signed Tuesday between the representatives of family doctors and Health Ministry officials.

Family Doctors To Go On Medical Leave, From Wednesday To Friday

Family doctors are to submit, on Monday, their requests for medical leave from Wednesday to Friday, as an act of protest against the 2009 budget assigned to the sector, said Rodica Tanasescu, the president of the National Family Medicine Society.

Court Releases Romanian Communist-Era General Chitac To Allow Surgical Procedures

The Bucharest Military Court on Monday decided to discontinue for a three-month period the 15-year prison sentence of former high-ranking general Mihai Chitac to allow surgical procedures.

Romanian Immigrants Bring Tuberculosis – Italian Doctors

Italian doctors are concerned with the reoccurrence of tuberculosis, claiming the disease is brought to Italy mainly by Romanian immigrants, after the liberalization of movement in the European Union.

Romanian Doctors Push For Wage Hikes

The Romanian Doctors College (CMR) will request the hike of doctors’ wages, if the government increases wages for teachers, public servants and other social categories.

Romanian Doctors’ Wages Increased, Lowered Based On Quarterly Evaluations-Draft

Romanian doctors might have their salaries increased or lowered by up to 50% based on the scores they receive in quarterly evaluations, according to a draft decision initiated by the Ministry of Public Health.

Romanian Doctors Eye EU Jobs

Te Bucharest Medical College (CMB) is registering, on a daily basis, between eight and 15 requests for documents that would allow doctors to work in hospitals in the EU, the numbers being worrisome since the number of doctors in Romania is almost the lowest in Europe, according to professor Ioan Lascar.