Overview

• The government secured an extra €2 billion in the upcoming budget to recruit new doctors and nurses for the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale.
• Health Minister Orazio Schillaci called for shifting healthcare staff contract negotiations out of the general public sector into the health sector to target critical areas like emergency departments.
• Schillaci is considering removing health workers from the public administration perimeter to introduce more flexible hiring contracts, prompting the Fp Cgil to demand structured talks with unions.
• The Ministry of Health reports progress in rolling out community health houses with general practitioner involvement to strengthen local care networks.
• Professional societies and political parties have demanded an extraordinary hiring plan of at least 10 000 specialist doctors and 20 000 nurses coupled with significant salary increases.