title: How Greek healthcare services are affected by the Euro crisis.
abstract: Greece's economic crisis is having a detrimental effect on the country's health service. Government cutbacks have forced hospitals to merge, reduced nurse-to-patient ratios and have led to pay cuts and poorer conditions for staff. Emergency nurses must work longer hours with fewer resources for less money, when emergency admissions in the public sector are rising as a result of the economic pressures on Greek society.
authors.affiliation: Hellenic Nurses' Association. mkalafat@nurs.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalafati
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D057172:Economic Recession; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D006115:Greece; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012179:Retirement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance