https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Covid-19 vaccinations are now open to most adults and teenagers in Italy, but some residents are still struggling to get an appointment if they’re not signed up for public healthcare. The Local spoke to people who successfully navigated the bureaucratic hurdles and got their shots without an Italian health card. https://www.thelocal.it/20210609/how-people-in-italy-have-managed-to-get-vaccinated-without-a-health-card Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:05:32 +0200 how-people-in-italy-have-managed-to-get-vaccinated-without-a-health-card Getting your tessera sanitaria as a foreign resident in Italy isn't easy at the best of times, and the pandemic has only made things harder. Where's all the official information? And do you really have to go to the office in person - twice? https://www.thelocal.it/20201203/tessera-sanitaria-how-do-you-apply-for-or-renew-your-italian-health-card Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:32:48 +0100 tessera-sanitaria-how-do-you-apply-for-or-renew-your-italian-health-card Italy has promised that all residents will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine, but up and down the country people are encountering bureaucratic roadblocks that disproportionately affect foreigners. Here are some of the problems they’ve shared with The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20210429/it-felt-like-a-betrayal-the-difficulties-foreign-residents-are-having-getting-vaccinated-in-italy Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:31:49 +0200 it-felt-like-a-betrayal-the-difficulties-foreign-residents-are-having-getting-vaccinated-in-italy As people outside the public health system struggle to access Covid-19 vaccines in Italy, the government has said that certain categories can book their jab despite not having all the paperwork – but only a specific few. https://www.thelocal.it/20210428/italy-says-diplomats-and-italians-who-live-abroad-can-get-vaccinated-without-a-health-card Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:38:29 +0200 italy-says-diplomats-and-italians-who-live-abroad-can-get-vaccinated-without-a-health-card Faced with a dysfunctional health system and the resignations of three local leaders in quick succession, Italy's poorest region has turned to a charity more accustomed to working in warzones to help tackle the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20201118/italy-turns-to-war-relief-charity-as-calabrias-health-commissioners-keep-resigning Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:56:44 +0100 italy-turns-to-war-relief-charity-as-calabrias-health-commissioners-keep-resigning Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday visited the construction site of a planned new hospital for the city of Taranto, which is set to be built far quicker than originally planned. https://www.thelocal.it/20201012/we-have-to-do-it-quickly-italy-aims-to-complete-new-southern-hospital-in-under-400-days Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:33:38 +0200 we-have-to-do-it-quickly-italy-aims-to-complete-new-southern-hospital-in-under-400-days AS the coronavirus epidemic continues to claim thousands of lives, how are different countries around Europe plotting a route back to normality? Our journalists and contributors give their latest insights. https://www.thelocal.it/20200410/coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:45:08 +0200 coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality With many coronavirus patients being sent home from Italy's overloaded hospitals, a special medical unit has trained doctors to treat them at home. https://www.thelocal.it/20200402/im-just-doing-my-job-on-call-with-italys-specially-trained-doctors Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:06:28 +0200 im-just-doing-my-job-on-call-with-italys-specially-trained-doctors Italy's healthcare system isn't perfect, but the people who live here are some of the healthiest in the world. Other countries can learn a lot from its example, writes Susan Levenstein, an American doctor in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20190322/what-can-italy-teach-the-rest-of-the-world-about-health Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:25:51 +0100 what-can-italy-teach-the-rest-of-the-world-about-health The British government's offer to cover the health costs of UK pensioners in Europe was meant to provide reassurance to elderly British citizens. The time-limited offer has been met with scorn however by rights groups that represent British nationals in the EU. https://www.thelocal.it/20190321/anger-among-britons-in-europe-over-uk-governments-brexit-healthcare-offer Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:52:25 +0100 anger-among-britons-in-europe-over-uk-governments-brexit-healthcare-offer This week, campaigners from British in Italy explain how British pensioners in the country face having their access to Italian medical care cruelly snatched away. https://www.thelocal.it/20190225/is-cruella-de-vil-in-charge-of-brexit-healthcare-the-now-you-have-it-now-you-dont-s1 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 10:43:05 +0100 is-cruella-de-vil-in-charge-of-brexit-healthcare-the-now-you-have-it-now-you-dont-s1 Italy marks 40 years of legalized abortion this month, but many women are still unable to access the procedure due to a rising rate of conscientious objection among doctors. https://www.thelocal.it/20180525/history-abortion-laws-italy-doctors-objection-pills Fri, 25 May 2018 19:28:11 +0200 history-abortion-laws-italy-doctors-objection-pills Italy's Matteo Renzi on Saturday unveiled his 2017 budget, which he hopes will please the European Commission and win him support at home in a key referendum. https://www.thelocal.it/20161016/renzi-unveils-budget-full-of-good-news-for-italians Sun, 16 Oct 2016 11:38:44 +0200 renzi-unveils-budget-full-of-good-news-for-italians We all knew that a win for Brexit would create some measure of uncertainty but for those expats who have chosen to take full advantage of the European Union freedom of movement and make their home in Italy, the questions just keep mounting https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit-2 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:23 +0200 six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit-2 The mystery outbreak of meningitis in Tuscany has claimed another victim, causing health authorities to renew their calls for Tuscans to get vaccinated against the disease. https://www.thelocal.it/20151006/meningitis-outbreak-spurs-vaccinations-in-tuscany Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:38:28 +0200 meningitis-outbreak-spurs-vaccinations-in-tuscany British people living in other European countries could find themselves forced to take out private health insurance, due to a clampdown on expats using the country’s National Health Service. https://www.thelocal.it/20150421/brits-in-italy-could-face-health-black-hole Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0200 brits-in-italy-could-face-health-black-hole The number of public health facilities in Italy dropped by 1.9 percent between 2008 and 2011, according to a Ministry of Health report released this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/health-services-cut-by-19-percent-in-three-years Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:37:00 +0200 health-services-cut-by-19-percent-in-three-years An 18-year-old woman from Sicily has died after reportedly being unable to afford dentist fees to treat an infection, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140211/italian-teen-too-broke-to-pay-dentist-dies Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:30:00 +0100 italian-teen-too-broke-to-pay-dentist-dies