26 result(s) for medical chamber in Health & Wellness
Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours
- 10 Feb 2026 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
For nearly forty years, suicide rates in Hungary were on a consistent decline. However, a recent alert from the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) suggests this progress has stalled. According to MOK, the downward trend broke in 2019, marking a turnaround not seen since the 1980s. The figures are stark: Hungary now averages one suicide every six hours.
Doctors Demonstrate in Budapest
- 10 Mar 2025 6:07 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) and the Hungarian Doctors' Union (MOSZ) held a demonstration in Budapest on Saturday, with speakers demanding a health-care system that values and encourages its employees while offering a predictable career path.
Budapest Ambulance System Collapses - Quick Summary
- 10 Mar 2025 6:00 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
The ambulance control system in Budapest went down again on Saturday afternoon for about a half an hour from 1:45 p.m., health expert Zsombor Kunetz reported on his Röntgen blog.
Ministry & Doctors Clash Over Healthcare Funding in Hungary
- 21 Jan 2025 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
The Interior Ministry and the Medical Chamber (MOK) are at odds over healthcare funding, as the ministry claims that all Hungarian patients receive top-quality care, and that unprecedented funding is allocated to the sector.
Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue
- 22 Apr 2024 12:16 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The Interior Ministry is sending inspectors to make unannounced visits to hospitals to confirm the presence of medical staff during scheduled working hours and whether patients are present and are receiving the treatment indicated by the hospital in their invoices sent to the state.
“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System
- 11 Jul 2023 10:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The government’s decision to nationalise private CT and MRI scans is “irresponsible and inconsiderate”, will increase waiting-lists and endanger the chance of patients’ recovery, the deputy group leader of the opposition Socialists said.
Mandatory Chamber Membership Scrapped for Doctors in Hungary
- 1 Mar 2023 6:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Parliament passed a law scrapping doctors’ mandatory membership in the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK).
New Abortion Rules Not Against Code of Ethics, Says Hungarian Medical Chamber
- 15 Sep 2022 7:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary’s new abortion rules are not in contradiction with the Hungarian Medical Chamber’s (MOK) code of ethics, the chamber said on Wednesday, but added that no consultations had been held before introducing the changes.
Mandatory Covid Vaccination For Health Workers Welcomed by Medical Chamber
- 19 Jul 2021 9:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has welcomed a Friday announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that coronavirus vaccination would be made mandatory for health-care staff. “At present this measure could ensure protection to both patients and staff,” MOK said on its website.
Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours
- 10 Feb 2026 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
For nearly forty years, suicide rates in Hungary were on a consistent decline. However, a recent alert from the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) suggests this progress has stalled. According to MOK, the downward trend broke in 2019, marking a turnaround not seen since the 1980s. The figures are stark: Hungary now averages one suicide every six hours.
Doctors Demonstrate in Budapest
- 10 Mar 2025 6:07 AM
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) and the Hungarian Doctors' Union (MOSZ) held a demonstration in Budapest on Saturday, with speakers demanding a health-care system that values and encourages its employees while offering a predictable career path.
Budapest Ambulance System Collapses - Quick Summary
- 10 Mar 2025 6:00 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
The ambulance control system in Budapest went down again on Saturday afternoon for about a half an hour from 1:45 p.m., health expert Zsombor Kunetz reported on his Röntgen blog.
Ministry & Doctors Clash Over Healthcare Funding in Hungary
- 21 Jan 2025 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
The Interior Ministry and the Medical Chamber (MOK) are at odds over healthcare funding, as the ministry claims that all Hungarian patients receive top-quality care, and that unprecedented funding is allocated to the sector.
Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue
- 22 Apr 2024 12:16 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The Interior Ministry is sending inspectors to make unannounced visits to hospitals to confirm the presence of medical staff during scheduled working hours and whether patients are present and are receiving the treatment indicated by the hospital in their invoices sent to the state.
“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System
- 11 Jul 2023 10:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The government’s decision to nationalise private CT and MRI scans is “irresponsible and inconsiderate”, will increase waiting-lists and endanger the chance of patients’ recovery, the deputy group leader of the opposition Socialists said.
Mandatory Chamber Membership Scrapped for Doctors in Hungary
- 1 Mar 2023 6:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Parliament passed a law scrapping doctors’ mandatory membership in the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK).
New Abortion Rules Not Against Code of Ethics, Says Hungarian Medical Chamber
- 15 Sep 2022 7:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary’s new abortion rules are not in contradiction with the Hungarian Medical Chamber’s (MOK) code of ethics, the chamber said on Wednesday, but added that no consultations had been held before introducing the changes.
Mandatory Covid Vaccination For Health Workers Welcomed by Medical Chamber
- 19 Jul 2021 9:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has welcomed a Friday announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that coronavirus vaccination would be made mandatory for health-care staff. “At present this measure could ensure protection to both patients and staff,” MOK said on its website.