Vladimíra Marcinková (SaS), MP of the National Council (NR) of the Slovak Republic, welcomes the initiative of the Minister of Health Kamil Šaška (Voice-SD) to enroll the right of children on the parade in the hospital, but expects more. According to her, the shift in the topic was also promised by former Minister Zuzana Dolinková for her voice, but nothing happened. Marcinková announced it on Friday at a press conference.
“Yesterday, a working meeting on this topic took place at the Ministry of Health, there were really patient organizations, There was a fertile debate, I was invited there, for which I am grateful. I hope it finally moves”Said Marcinková.
In connection with the possible legislation, last week mentioned a media case from Vranov nad Topľou, where it should have been an eight -month -old child hospitalized for ten days of unaccompanied. She pointed out that other countries have a legislative directive that regulates this topic and sets children’s rights. She reminded that She has submitted this legislation to the National Council several times.
Marcinková made it hospitalization with a parent children will avoid trauma from separation, which, according to her, develops in almost a third of cases. Claims that the parade in the hospital at the same time Saves public administration funds because studies prove that the child accompanied better tolerates pain and convalescence takes shorter.
Minister Šaško declared on Thursday (27 March) that he wanted to anchor the right of a parent to the guide of the hospitalized child by the end of this year. He ordered to prepare the proposal of the necessary changes to submit for the next regular meeting of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The Minister declared in February that he wanted to address the question of the presence of a parent in the hospital during the hospitalization of the child.
He stressed that the presence of the parent not only reduces the child’s stress, but also provides practical support for medical staff. The Association for the Protection of the Rights of the Slovak Republic, which has been aware of the need for legislative anchoring of this right, welcomed the ambition of the head of the department. At the same time, it recommended the introduction of an adequate transitional period for the introduction of this obligation for medical facilities.
