Minister of Health - Up to telephone sick leave: protection and relief
Rhineland-Palatinate Health Minister Clemens Hoch (SPD) has welcomed telephone sick notes as protection and relief for the medical profession. "Sick notes by telephone have already proven their worth during the coronavirus pandemic, as doctors were able to write off their patients without having to put them in a full waiting room with symptoms," the minister said in Mainz on Thursday. It is important to use all possibilities to separate mild and severe cases of illness, to reduce contacts where possible and at the same time to relieve the burden on medical staff.
According to the Joint Federal Committee of doctors, health insurance companies and clinics, the nationwide regulation applies with immediate effect. According to the information, it applies to patients who are known to the respective doctor's practice and who do not have severe symptoms. Another prerequisite is that video consultations are not possible. Doctors can then issue a certificate of incapacity to work for a maximum of five days. During the coronavirus crisis, there was already a special regulation for sick leave by telephone that was extended several times. It expired in the spring.
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- The initiative to allow telephone sick notes during regular times, similar to the Coronavirus relief measures, has been proposed by some political parties in Rhineland-Palatinate, such as the SPD, aiming to alleviate the burden on healthcare services and medical staff dealing with minor diseases.
- The Health Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Clemens Hoch (SPD), highlighted the importance of considering telemedicine and telephone sick leave as methods to manage diseases effectively, ensuring fewer patient interactions and thereby minimizing potential spread of illness, like that of the Rhineland-Palatinate population suffering from various ailments.
- Rhineland-Palatinate, with its health-focused SPD administration under Clemens Hoch, seeks to explore the potential benefits of utilizing telemedicine in providing relief to both patients and medical staff, particularly in enabling sick leave to be declared telephonically for less severe cases, thus minimizing the likelihood of diseases spreading throughout the region.
- Clemens Hoch highlighted the successes of telephone sick notes during the Coronavirus crisis in Rhineland-Palatinate, where doctor's offices reported a healthier working environment by restraining the spread of the virus, as they were able to provide relief through telephonic leave for their patients, enabling their staff to focus on more urgent health concerns.
Source: www.stern.de
