Access to non-urgent care to be sped up starting on 1 September 2023
14.7.2023 13.10
Starting on 1 September 2023, non-urgent care in primary health care must be provided to people more quickly. The maximum waiting time for outpatient care will be shortened from three months to 14 days, and the maximum waiting time for oral health care from six months to four months.
New act to regulate the processing of client data in healthcare and social welfare
27.10.2022 13.27
The Government proposes to reform the regulation on the processing of client data in healthcare and social welfare and to enact a new Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare for this purpose.
Reimbursement scheme for cross-border healthcare to be harmonised
15.9.2022 13.59
The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Cross-Border Health Care. The most central amendments deal with renewing the right to reimbursement under the Directive on the Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-border Healthcare.
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Request for opinions: changes to the scope of patient information archiving
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