Exercise 5.2A
The following questions relate to the listening passage on page 5.2. You can listen to the passage again here:
Enter your answers in the spaces provided. In each case click on 'show answer' to see if your response is correct.
What major change is envisaged in the system?
people will be able to choose which family doctor they register with
How will the system work?
you have to contact the local health centre you are registered with and fill in a special form indicating your preference
What documentation do you need to submit?
passport or ID, document certifying which health centre you belong to and a copy of the relevant pages of your medical card
What happens next?
the doctor is notified and, if s/he agrees to take you on, your details are registered by the health centre; if the doctor refuses (for reasons such as work overload or patient living outside the catchment area), you will be offered another doctor
How can you register on a temporary basis?
you can register in your area of actual residence; you need to make an extra application to the head doctor of the health centre; only persons staying in the area no more than 90 days may register in this way
Under what conditions can a doctor refuse to take on a patient?
if the patient does not conform to the regulations, as long as this does not endanger the patient’s life and health; must inform the health centre and the patient
And what if the patient wishes to change doctors?
s/he has the right to do so, but must inform the centre in writing; can then register with a different doctor