https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some GPs in Germany are reportedly opting out of administering vaccines due to the often aggressive demand and rush for a jab. https://www.thelocal.de/20210519/german-doctors-opting-out-of-giving-covid-jabs-due-to-aggressive-demand-for-vaccinations Wed, 19 May 2021 13:46:22 +0200 german-doctors-opting-out-of-giving-covid-jabs-due-to-aggressive-demand-for-vaccinations Starting later this month, family doctors will be able to order the specific vaccines and amount of doses - rather than being allocated it from the government, German media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210416/gps-in-germany-will-soon-be-able-to-choose-the-covid-vaccine-they-offer-patients Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:22:27 +0200 gps-in-germany-will-soon-be-able-to-choose-the-covid-vaccine-they-offer-patients For the first time in Germany's vaccination programme, family doctors are allowed to administer jabs. https://www.thelocal.de/20210406/germanys-gps-begin-vaccinating-patients-against-covid-19 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:59:25 +0200 germanys-gps-begin-vaccinating-patients-against-covid-19 Coronavirus vaccinations in doctors' offices are to begin after Easter and gradually ramp up, according to Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210401/family-doctors-in-germany-to-begin-offering-covid-19-jabs-as-vaccine-campaign-speeds-up Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:36:13 +0200 family-doctors-in-germany-to-begin-offering-covid-19-jabs-as-vaccine-campaign-speeds-up The heads of several German doctors associations have warned the German government that, if it does not row back on lockdown easings now, the country's health care system will be put under extreme strain for the third time in a year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210320/doctors-call-on-german-government-to-return-to-harder-lockdown-as-virus-spreads-faster Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:19:56 +0100 doctors-call-on-german-government-to-return-to-harder-lockdown-as-virus-spreads-faster Health Minister Jens Spahn says vaccinations on a larger scale in doctors' surgeries won't happen in Germany until mid-April. As calls grow to speed up the sluggish rollout of jabs, why can't GPs start immediately? https://www.thelocal.de/20210312/why-is-there-a-delay-in-german-family-doctors-vaccinating-against-covid-19 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:21:24 +0100 why-is-there-a-delay-in-german-family-doctors-vaccinating-against-covid-19 Germany's vaccination campaign is to get a major boost soon thanks to more supplies of Covid-19 vacines and allowing doctors' surgeries to give out jabs. https://www.thelocal.de/20210310/how-doctors-gps-surgeries-will-help-speed-up-covid-19-vaccinations-across-germany-from-april Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:26:03 +0100 how-doctors-gps-surgeries-will-help-speed-up-covid-19-vaccinations-across-germany-from-april The head of Germany's main doctors association believes more coronavirus measures can be relaxed and the country can stop panicking so much about the virus – but should remain cautious. https://www.thelocal.de/20200911/germany-can-switch-off-coronavirus-panic-mode-says-medical-chief Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:16:13 +0200 germany-can-switch-off-coronavirus-panic-mode-says-medical-chief Video meetings with doctors were not very popular in the past in Germany. But the corona crisis has changed that. https://www.thelocal.de/20200608/more-than-half-of-all-doctors-now-offer-online-consultations Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:06:41 +0200 more-than-half-of-all-doctors-now-offer-online-consultations Germany is the only country in the EU that still allows tobacco companies to advertise their products on billboards and in cinemas. Now, doctors and some politicians pushing to change this. https://www.thelocal.de/20191119/germany-pushes-to-end-smoking-adverti Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:16:53 +0100 germany-pushes-to-end-smoking-adverti A proposal put forward by German Health Minister Jens Spahn to encourage vaccination involves €2,500 fines and kindergarten bans. The measures target diseases such as measles, which are on the rise in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/2500-fines-kindergarten-bans-for-refusing-vaccinations-german-health-minister Mon, 06 May 2019 11:59:03 +0200 2500-fines-kindergarten-bans-for-refusing-vaccinations-german-health-minister Public health insurance patients will be able to get medical appointments more quickly in future thanks to a new law slated to pass Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190412/public-health-insurance-patients-in-germany-to-receive-doctors-appointments-more-quickly Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:43:46 +0200 public-health-insurance-patients-in-germany-to-receive-doctors-appointments-more-quickly Doctors in clinics across the country are preparing to strike on Wednesday after ongoing talks to improve wages and conditions failed. https://www.thelocal.de/20190408/doctors-across-germany-set-to-take-strike-action Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:53:27 +0200 doctors-across-germany-set-to-take-strike-action Germany's paediatricians association Wednesday demanded mandatory childhood vaccinations against measles and a range of other diseases in a debate kicked off by the health minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/german-children-right-to-vaccines Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:33:56 +0100 german-children-right-to-vaccines Measles cases increased by 350% in Europe last year due to lower vaccination rates. The Federal Ministry of Health ‘welcomes’ debate on making vaccination for the disease compulsory. Not everyone in the Bundestag is on board, however. https://www.thelocal.de/20190325/german-parliament-to-consider-compulsory-vaccination-laws Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:06:21 +0100 german-parliament-to-consider-compulsory-vaccination-laws With up to 20 percent of doctors' visits missed in Germany, physicians are asking whether a penalty fee could prevent the problem and create more appointment availability for everyone. https://www.thelocal.de/20190307/german-doctors-debate-added-fees-to-no-show-appointments Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:35:49 +0100 german-doctors-debate-added-fees-to-no-show-appointments Getting health insurance in Germany is one of the biggest priorities when moving here - and mandatory for any visa-seekers. But how does it all work? https://www.thelocal.de/20161110/what-you-should-know-about-german-health-care Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:05:30 +0100 what-you-should-know-about-german-health-care How neutral are websites which claim to inform us about the best deal on a particular purchase? That was a central question in a ruling by High Court judges on Tuesday in Karlsruhe. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/doctor-wins-landmark-legal-case-against-rating-websites-protection-racket Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:14:35 +0100 doctor-wins-landmark-legal-case-against-rating-websites-protection-racket Hospital visits aren’t pleasant to begin with - even more so when you’re in a foreign place where you don’t yet feel you belong. But writer Cindy Tong was impressed by how easy it all was at her hospital near Heidelberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20180115/going-under-the-knife-in-germany-it-was-all-over-almost-before-it-began Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:33:29 +0100 going-under-the-knife-in-germany-it-was-all-over-almost-before-it-began The trial of a "natural healer" who is accused of intoxicating a group of doctors at a convention near Hamburg in 2015 started on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171102/natural-healer-on-trial-for-drugging-group-of-doctors-at-seminar Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:50:08 +0100 natural-healer-on-trial-for-drugging-group-of-doctors-at-seminar