Hospital Associations Disappointed in German Hospital Reform
Germany's federal health minister calls the measures "a kind of revolution," but hospital associations describe them as "pointless."
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Germany's federal health minister calls the measures "a kind of revolution," but hospital associations describe them as "pointless."
Unions and associations have demanded commitments to financial injections for hospitals, among other things, after the federal and state governments agreed on key points of hospital reform. Such a...
Germany debates lifting COVID restrictions, while the EU considers imposing new ones as China lifts travel restrictions despite an outbreak in the country.
Faced with shortages of medicines, a German doctors' union is calling on the government to change course away from Chinese and Indian imports, according to Anadolu Agency. "For supply security, there needs to be significantly more transparency and completely new supply chains
Even in the face of these disastrous developments, the government is sticking to its pandemic policy. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and other government representatives have made it clear that effective measures such as lockdowns and school and business closures will no longer be considered under any circumstances.