A ban on grumpiness, gossiping, mini-skirts and rudeness is
what the doctor orders to improve patient care in Belgrade, Serbia’s hospitals,
according to new rules issued by the country’s Health Ministry.
Scene from Belgrade Hospital
The rules, posted on the ministry’s Web site, say staff are not
allowed to criticize their hospital or their superiors, and should not
accept gifts for their services.
Hospital staff are often bribed with cash or gifts for attention or better treatment.
"There needs to be ground rules for decency," a ministry spokesman said.
Serbia’s public health system crumbled during the conflicts of the
1990s, with patients’ relatives having to provide everything from
bandages and antibiotics to food.
Funding improved as stability returned but bribery, often involving hundreds of euros, is still widespread.
Via China Daily