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Good evening. I have
taken some time today

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to visit three departments.
The pediatric clinic,

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palliative care at the
Oncology Institute,

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and the emergency room at the
Clinical Centre. The purpose

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of these visits was primarily
to express my gratitude

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to the entire medical staff,
from carers

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to nurses and doctors,
who, even on New Year's Eve,

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selflessly make sure
that we can be carefree

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and that if anything happens to anyone
who needs help, we can count on them.

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I would also like to say this,
that I did not choose these

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three departments at random.
I wanted to look at the whole

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chain of health, from the youngest
to those who need help unexpectedly,

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to those who are saying
goodbye to life.

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Because I know that it is only when

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the whole chain is whole

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that we function as a society.
And it is the public health system,

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which is at the heart of all our

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government's efforts, that can actually
ensure that this chain is unbroken.

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And today I have seen that despite
all the problems in the system

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we have really dedicated staff.

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Staff who cares about
patients and really deserve

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our deepest gratitude.
In the past, or rather in these

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last three years, we have
made healthcare a central focus.

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Not only through
systemic measures but also

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with concrete means
and investments

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and we will continue to do so.

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We are aware of how important
it is, to provide the system

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with resources,
equipment and also staff.

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And I believe that there will
only be more of this in the future.

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Thank you very much.

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Good afternoon.

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Thank you very much,
Mr. Prime Minister.

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We are extremely pleased
to have you here and

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to have your strong support,
which we have felt all along.

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This year is coming to an end,
and it has been extremely

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challenging for us,
but also extremely successful.

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We have demonstrated outstanding
professional achievements,

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while at the same time the UKC
has made huge steps forward

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in terms of infrastructure, procurement,
resourcing and general operations.

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We can be very proud.

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This is not easy.
The strides have been very big

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and we are committed
to continuing in this way,

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to increase transparency,
increase accessibility

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and deliver ever more world-class
services to all people.

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Today, I would like
to thank the Prime Minister

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in particular for visiting
the emergency parts of the hospital

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and those people who
provide continuous healthcare.

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Only in UKC Ljubljana
there are

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75 doctors on duty every day,
and 55 doctors are on standby,

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not to mention the huge number
of nursing staff and support services

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so that we can all live safely
and look forward to the New Year.

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Thank you very
much and good luck.

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Thank you very much.
Good evening.

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On behalf of the Institute of
Oncology, I, too, would like

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to express my sincere thanks
to the Prime Minister

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for taking the time to come
and visit us today, to honor us

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with his visit, especially our
acute palliative care ward,

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which I have to say, has been
alive and well since 2007

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and is still developing.
We would have liked

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to see more acute palliative wards.

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And our wish is, to have such

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acute palliative
wards in all hospitals.

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And I believe, that this is also
the strategy of the government,

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to extend this network.

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I would like to express
my gratitude for all

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the support and help that
the Government is giving

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to the Institute of Oncology,
even in other ways,

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for recognizing all our efforts
and helping to realize our vision.

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We have a lot to boast about.

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As the Director of the Clinical
Centre has already said,

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we also have many
achievements that we sometimes

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brush under the carpet,
but I can only mention

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that today we implemented
the first robot in the pharmacy.

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It is helping
to digitalize healthcare.

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You must know, that such a
robot is a great asset for

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the safety and quality of patient
care and that, ultimately,

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it also contributes to faster
and more efficient work,

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and it also helps a great
deal with staffing and, above

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all, it establishes control and connection
over what is happening with medicines.

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In short, there's something going on
day after day, and I'll keep it short.

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I would also like to express
my sincere thanks

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for the fact that the government
has recognized the needs

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of Oncology Institute
and this year allocated funds

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for the construction
of a tower and the extension

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of our existing buildings,
which will, of course, greatly help

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with providing quality and professional
treatment to our oncology patients.

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So, thank you.

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I hope that in the coming year,
early next year,

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we can move forward with construction,
for which I really thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Sara Torek, RTV SLO.

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Maybe the first one for the doctors.
What kind of night are you expecting?

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Someone has to.

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I don't know if we
expect anything special.

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We're glad that the
day is going well so far.

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We've already managed
to treat most of the patients

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in the internal medicine
emergency room,

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so we hope for
a peaceful night, of course.

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Thank you very much. The Prime
Minister, one more question for you.

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Last week, the Constitutional
Court declared one article

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of the amendment to the
Health Services Act unconstitutional.

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Do you perhaps already know how and when
you are going to rectify this article?

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Well, having looked at this
decision for the first time,

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it is clear
that the Constitutional Court has also ruled

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that the Government has every right,
to distinguish between

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the public and the private,
and that the Constitutional Court

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considers that the current legislation
without this article is already sufficient.

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The health reform itself is
a whole series of measures.

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I believe that there are
more than 100 of them. Specifically,

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the article we are talking about,
is just one in a series, and we will

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probably try to get by without
this article for a period of time.

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Just to see, whether such
an absolute ban is necessary at all.

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All the other criteria,
that remain in force,

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including the ban
on self-employment are probably

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sufficient for this,
to achieve our objective,

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which is to remove harmful dual
practices from the public health network.

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According to some assessments,
those articles that are still

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in force and that have been
recognised as constitutional

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by the Constitutional Court
should be sufficient to carry out

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this reform in an appropriate
manner. There may be some more

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responsibility on hospital managers,
but I think we will manage.

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I am satisfied with that,
too, not only because

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the Constitutional Court has
recognised it, but also because

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the first reactions that we have
had from the Strategic Health Council

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have been very positive,
and they themselves also think

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that we can do without
this particular provision

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and that we can
achieve all our objectives.

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So I am, as far as that is
concerned, quite calm.

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Thank you very much,
and good luck to you too.