Social Democrats to boycott governmental health commission

The Social Democrats will not send their representatives to the governmental commission that is to analyse the long-term development of health care, David Rath, the party's shadow health minister and chairman of the Chamber of Deputies health committee told journalists on Thursday. He said that his party had decided on the move as it did not consider Health Minister Tomas Julinek, of the ruling Civic Democratic Party, a serious partner. In mid-June, Julinek asked chairmen of all parties to nominate members to the commission to help draft reform of the health care sector.