Patient Rights Final V.3.

Patient Rights in Greece Cancer Patient Rights Advocacy Program Society of Volunteers Against Cancer Agalia ZO Kathi Apostolidis ECPC Masterclass-Munich-October 2009

Kathi Apostolidis ECPC Masterclass-Munich-October 2009

Code Articles corresponding to Patient Rights -Art. 47-L. 2071/1992

Difficulty to get 2 nd opinion
Very long waiting times for medical appointments & operations
Lack of complete & accurate information about their condition
Concentration of oncology hospitals in big cities
Dilemma about how to select the best hospital or diagnostic center as their performance is not rated
Lack of readily available information about specialized oncology hospitals and clinics, about doctors’ registries, social insurance coverage of healthcare expenses, etc.
Scarcity of radiotherapy clinics resulting in long waiting lists pushing patients to private ones
Lack of legislation protecting patients from malpractice
Patients are not formally involved in health policy formulation

QUESTIONS
Health law on Patient Rights
Patient organisations involved in decision making
No fault malpractice insurance
Right to second opinion
Access to own medical record
Register of legitimate doctors
Web or 24/7telephone healthcare information
Cross-border care seeking
Provider catalogue with quality ranking
Health on Patient Rights
Rating = Good = Not so good = Good = Not so good = Not so good = Not so good = Not so good = Not so good = Not so good

Our Vision for all cancer patients
to receive state of the art medical treatment and sound health care services
to be treated with respect of their personality,
to be treated with respect and enforcement of the legally established patient rights
to be actively involved in the decision making process concerning their life, their health, their treatment & their healthcare
to participate at national & European level in the formulation of health policies

Our Mission
To raise awareness about the civil rights recognized by the Constitution and Greek legislation for citizens as users of healthcare services
To intervene to healthcare stakeholders for the enforcement of cancer patient rights
To empower cancer patients for the individual advocacy of their rights
To advocate for cancer patients involvement in healthcare policy formulation & the improvement of healthcare services

Advocacy Activities in 2008-2009
Εxtension of the administration & social insurance coverage of the vaccine against cervical cancer to women of the age group 16-25
Participation in the launching of the European Action against Cancer
Participation in the ECPC campaign to raise awareness about cancer among candidate and new MEPs & request their participation in MAC
Participation in the celebration of the European Patient Rights Day
Participation in the consultation of DGSANCO on the priorities of the Annual Action Plan 2009 of the Health Program 2008-2013

Advocacy Activities in 2008-2009
Launching of a dedicated website www.patientrights.gr
Publication of the Program brochures
National distribution of the Program brochure on the occasion of the European Patient Rights Day
Participation in the celebration of the European Patient Rights Day
Translation, publication & distribution of the Greek version of the European Charter of Patient Rights

Our Plans for 2010
Conduct a survey about the understanding & practice of patient rights in Greece
Advocate with cause to pertinent stakeholders about small & big issues cancer patients are faced with
Actively pursue cancer patient participation in healthcare policy decisions
Organise awareness & information campaigns about cancer patient rights & their enforcement
Follow closely healthcare & cancer developments at EU level affecting national healthcare policies

Our Plans for 2010
Start-up of a patient rights helpline offering patient rights & healthcare benefits information to cancer patients & their carers
Complete the construction of our dedicated bilingual website www.patientrights.gr
Offer patient rights empowerment & advocacy assistance to cancer patients
Network with national and European organisations with similar objectives for the exchange of best practices

Thank you for listening
Your questions
are most welcome
Kathi Apostolidis ECPC Masterclass-Munich-October 2009 Nothing for us, without us

Patient Rights Final V.3.

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