The UHKT, which is the third facility in the Czech Republic to receive the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation and the first to receive the Gold Seal of Patient Safety, fears about its fate after the merger. The trade unionists say the institute will lose the accreditation, which will lead to a worsening of care for patients with serious blood diseases. "The planned merger will mean a split of the institution and its top-quality teams," Pickova said. The UHKT employees live in uncertainty about their future, receiving no information US housing starts hit 16-year low ...
Group of politicians, notable figures, petitions public to ignore healthcare fees ... from the ministry, she added. "We are working on analyses.
When they are ready, we will publish everything," ministry spokesman Tomas Cikrt told CTK. The ministry said previously the merger will save 20 million crowns annualy. The UHKT's annual turnout reaches 680 million crowns. The ministry claims the quality of care for patients will remain unchanged after the merger. The trade unions have, however, organised a petition calling on the ministry to give up the merger plan. The petition, signed by 6600 people, was handed to the Chamber of Deputies in November. The trade unions meet for silent demonstrations outside the UHKT daily, sending photos from these assemblies to parliamentarians. The unionists want the ministry to provide them with an analysis of the possible impacts of the merger. They claim the merger is motivated by the ministry' vision of gaining lucrative plots in the centre of Prague. ($1=17.395 crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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