Public hospital workers staged a 24-hour strike and a protest rally against a bill affecting mental health institutions, therapy centres, and rehabilitation programs. The bill faced substantial opposition from health experts and professionals, who feared it would undermine mental health services by transferring control from specialized psychiatric hospitals to regional health departments. The unions, including POEDIN and the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE), argued that the bill would lead to decreased service quality due to increased bureaucracy and potential inequalities in care across regions. Additionally, the bill’s provision to penalize private doctors who do not participate in on-call duties within the public system was criticized.
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