Medical Chamber setting up committee for patient care

The Czech Medical Chamber has announced it is setting up a committee for patient care. The chamber’s chairman Milan Kubek said its task would be to assess the quality of health care afforded and access to health care around the country. The Medical Chamber has warned that due to a lack of medical and particularly nursing staff, the quality of patient care is deteriorating. Some hospitals have had to close down units due to lack of staff and other institutions are sending patients home earlier than they would normally.