Danijel Bešič Loredan

Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan resigned on 7 July after being asked to do so by Prime Minister Robert Golob, who said the two had conceptual differences regarding the development of the Slovenian healthcare system.

Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan faces a vote of no confidence in parliament. The Democratic Party (SDS) blames him for the deteriorating situation in public healthcare, failure to implement reforms, and failure to act diligently.

Health reform, one of the government's key priorities, is slowly taking shape starting with two bills unveiled by the Health Ministry on 4 April that deal with digitalisation of healthcare and governance of the ZZZS, the country's public health insurer.

Slovenian Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan has presented the outlines of healthcare reform, announcing that Finland and Estonia will serve as models to create an effective, digitised and sustainable health system. Top-up health insurance is to be abolished in 2025.

Celje/Ljubljana – A case of mistaken identity at Celje hospital has led to a family mourning and burying a stranger and the hospital management offering their resignation. Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan said that he too would resign if PM Robert Golob found he was also responsible. Golob said the minister was doing a great job.

Ljubljana – Treatments for long-term effects of coronavirus will be rolled out next year under the Health Ministry’s guidelines for services at primary health care level. The work of experts from various fields will be funded by the public insurance fund ZZZS, Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan said.

Ljubljana – The management of the UKC Ljubljana medical centre no longer enjoys the support of the Health Ministry, Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan told the press on Tuesday. He said Jože Golobič, director general of Slovenia’s main hospital, should resign immediately and take responsibility for poor business results and numerous missed deadlines.

Ljubljana – For the past two months the Health Ministry has been analysing health care services in 2020 and 2021. Long waiting times have been confirmed as the bane of Slovenia’s healthcare with Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan warning about many errors in the IT system. They now aim to obtain up-to-date data in a month.

Ljubljana – The National Assembly has passed an emergency bill designed to tackle long wait times for health services by securing more money and prepare the system for a more sweeping reform that is to follow. The bill exposed a fault-line between the Left and the rest of the ruling coalition as the former is worried the law could undermine public healthcare.

Ljubljana – The Chamber of Nursing and Midwifery said on Monday it was surprised by Health Minister Danijel Bešič Loredan’s claim in a recent interview that there are no medical staff shortages in Slovenia. The chamber said its data showed health institutions were understaffed and overburdened.