Much Like the Western World, Hungary Faces Nursing Shortage One of the most pressing issues in the Hungarian health sector is the shortage of nurses, G7 reports. However, this... 2022.06.13.
New Survey Shows Huge Difference in Healthcare Waiting Times in Hungary Getting to a specialist in healthcare takes almost one-third less time in the private sector than in public care. The... 2022.05.17.
New Orbán Gov’t to Still Lack Health Ministry Despite Medical Chambers’ Request According to the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK), the recently introduced increase in doctors' salaries was of "historic significance," but the... 2022.04.22.
Suicide Attempts Rise during Epidemic The number of people attempting suicide has increased significantly during the pandemic, said Dr. András Bence Lázár, psychiatrist and head... 2022.02.09.
Tens of Thousands Await Surgeries in Hungary Before Start of 4th Covid Wave The number of people awaiting surgery in Hungary has increased by nine thousand since the end of the third Covid... 2021.09.08.
Healthcare Workers Stage Protest Against Govt’s New Employment Contracts Health-care employees on Saturday staged a demonstration in Budapest to protest for restauration of their public employee status and a... 2021.07.31.
Medical Chamber Welcomes Mandatory Covid Vaccination for Health Workers The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has welcomed a Friday announcement that coronavirus vaccination would be made mandatory for health-care staff.... 2021.07.17.
Hungary’s Ventilator Death Rate ‘Only’ Around 80 Percent, Healthcare Center Says The National Healthcare Service Center (OKF) has responded to a statement made by the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) saying that... 2021.04.13.
Experts Continue to Warn Gov’t: Not Time to Reopen Hungary Yet While Hungary’s epidemic statistics have broken records in recent days, the first steps to reopen the country began on Wednesday.... 2021.04.08.
Too Many People Dying on Ventilators in Hungary, Doctors’ Chamber Says The survival rate of people on ventilator treatment is frighteningly low in Hungary, according to the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK).... 2021.04.01.
Hungary’s Healthcare Workers Share Their Traumatic Experiences It is now clear that healthcare workers around Hungary are struggling to manage the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. The... 2021.03.24.
Aim of Strict New Measures to Buy Time for Overburdened Healthcare Yesterday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced stricter restrictions than ever before in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus... 2020.11.10.
Coronavirus – Medical Chamber: Gov’t Restrictions ‘Important’ The Hungarian Medical Chamber's board said on Monday that the government's restrictions announced to curb the spread of the novel... 2020.11.10.
Survey: Vast Majority of Doctors Would Not Sign Gov’t’s Healthcare Contract The Hungarian Medical Chamber recently published its latest study, entitled "The medical community sticks together and does not accept the... 2020.10.28.
Medical Chamber Recommends Amendments to New Healthcare Law, Medical Orgs Fear of Workers Leaving Sector The Hungarian Parliament passed the draft bill on a significant increase in doctors’ salaries and the abolishing of gratitude money earlier... 2020.10.19.
Hungary’s New Pay Scale for Doctors a Step Closer to Western Healthcare Salaries Following the announcement of the historic wage hike of Hungarian doctors promised by the Orbán government, we tried to find... 2020.10.14.
“We Won’t Be Soldiers” – New Strict Regulations Anger Doctors’ Organizations The Hungarian Parliament passed the draft bill on a significant increase in doctors' salaries and the abolishing of gratitude money... 2020.10.08.
Orbán: Home Construction VAT to Revert to 5 pc The VAT rate on home building carried out before December 31, 2022 will revert to 5 percent, Prime Minister Viktor... 2020.10.08.
Despite Historic Rise, Bill re: Doctors’ Salaries Consists of ‘Unacceptable’ Points, says Medical Chamber After a meeting between the government and the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) on Saturday, the doubling of medical workers' salaries... 2020.10.06.
Photos Emerge of Terrible Conditions in Some Hospitals’ Coronavirus Departments While the number of active coronavirus cases is steadily increasing every day and the number of people in need of... 2020.09.25.
Minister of Prime Minister’s Office: Unified Health-Care System Advantage in Crisis Hungary's unified health-care system has proven to be advantageous in a crisis, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister's... 2020.06.21.
