Eight percent of Czech children not registered with GP

Eight percent of children in Czechia are not registered with any GP, according to data from the Institute of Health Information and Statistics quoted by the Czech News Agency. In the Central Bohemia Region the figure is as high as 17 percent.

At a round table attended by Ministry of Health officials, insurers and GPs a number of solutions were proposed. These include using the potential of existing surgeries, doctors from hospital children’s wards and doctors on maternity leave, as well as changes to how doctors are trained.