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Greetings.
We often hear

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that we want to live in a society of solidarity
and that Slovenia is a country of solidarity.

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Yet these calls have often
fallen on deaf ears in the past,

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especially when it comes
to the care of the elderly.

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In this government,
we have decided to listen to

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what the people are telling us,
and the people have spoken.

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'We want to have homes

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for the elderly
that are modern,

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up-to-date, where investments
are made for the benefit of the residents.'

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'We want to have better conditions for
the staff in these homes, and we want

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this to be affordable.'

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We've been listening to all this for years.
And we've heard this and we've started

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regulating this.

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And today I was able to see for
myself in the care home in Ilirska Bistrica,

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how this is being felt
on the ground.

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And I was very impressed.
I was very impressed,

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when the management of the home said,
how many of the investments have already

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been implemented this term
with the help of the State,

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how much the staffing situation has also
improved as a result of this wage reform

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and what else is
expected in the future,

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and above all, how long-term
care has significantly reduced

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the cost of the service for clients.

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And I have seen with my own eyes

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today in this care home,

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on actual examples and people
that the cost for double bedroom

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which was EUR 1,126.50

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is now EUR 735.63.

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The difference is EUR 390,
which a client in a double room

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will be able to save as a result of
the introduction of long-term care.

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Similarly in one bed apartment

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the cost from EUR 1,400
was reduced to EUR 999.

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The difference is EUR 400.

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This difference is exactly
what defines the difference

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between a society of solidarity and a society,
catering towards the individual.

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I am really proud,
that this government

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focusing on the care of the elderly,
brought back solidarity.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.
A few more questions.

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Please, STA.

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Sonja Poznič Cvetko, STA.
Mr. Prime Minister,

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we would like you to
comment the transfer

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of the leader of the Left Party group
has to another coalition party.

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Any comments on this defection?

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What is the atmosphere in the
coalition like after this transfer?

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I am following the situation closely.
I am also a little worried,

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because I'm assess

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that it is not helpful to have
defections in the run-up to the elections

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They benefit neither the party,

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nor the person changing parties.
They raise considerably more questions,

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than answers. I would not
comment this defection,

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because it's a personal decision.
We will respect it.

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But I can assure you,
that after all the discussions

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I have had
with the leaders

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of both coalition parties,
the coalition remains equally strong.

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We are not only determined,
but we will see the mandate through

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and we believe
and we are ready to extend

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and repeat the mandate
in the next four years, which means

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that this transfer will not affect
our relations in any way.

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It is true, however,
that I also understand the frustration,

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in particular
by some members of The Left

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about the behaviour
of their former colleague.

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This sometimes happens in life,
but it will not affect the stability

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of the coalition, nor the stability of the
government, nor stability for the future.

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I have no worries regarding that,

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but I would have liked to avoid

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such things
in this pre-election period.

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Will Asta Vrečko and Matjaž
Han be able to work together?

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Look, we have been working
together for practically four years.

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We know each other very well
and if anything, I can say that

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in this coalition we have always been
able to overcome these personal

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differences for the benefit
of society. We are not here

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to pursue our
personal interests,

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but to fulfill
our political objectives and,

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in this case, the political objective
is to provide better care for the people.

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We remain united in these objectives,

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and that is what I will strive for,
now, and in the next term.

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We remain united
regardless of our differences.

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Thank you very much.
-Barbara Renčof, Televizija Slovenija.

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Could you share a brief
a statement about the visit itself,

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about the economy in the region,

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the lowest area in GDP,
the motorway, Poček.

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There are quite a few
galling topics

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and people expect to get answers.

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I'm sure you have prepared
what you're going to say to the people.

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Could you share your
perception of today's visit?

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We have chosen the
Primorje-Notranjska region precisely

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because of all these challenges
that you are talking about.

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We did not choose an easy one,

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We have chosen one of the most
difficult visits in the new year,

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precisely because of all the challenges
that you are talking about.

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It is one of the larger regions
in terms of surface area,

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but smaller in terms of population,

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with a pronounced
development deficit. All this is true.

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I deliberately do not want to
give answers to your question now,

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because I will do so this afternoon,
after the discussions that

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I will now have
with the business people.

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There is quite a lot of potential,
especially with young entrepreneurs.

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After the talks with the mayors,
where we will hopefully

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present some solutions
and some timelines.

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Specifically, we are talking about
the motorway, but also, I hope,

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that we will come to some sensible
agreement on the Poček training ground.

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But I would like to have
a debate with the stakeholders first.

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Together we will probably
be in a better position to comment

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whether the conclusions
are appropriate or not.

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But we are very well aware
of the challenges.

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And no,
it will not be solved overnight,

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but the bill that was approved in December

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is one of the answers.

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Until now, Slovenia has tried
to develop following the same

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principles for all regions.
That simply does not work.

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After 30 years of independence
we see that we can't do the same

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in the whole country. We are
the first who started to change this.

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When we can use special measures
for each region,

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I believe we can push forward
the ones who leg behind the most.

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Ksenija Černuta. Are you happy
with the suggested candidates

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for the Governor, Ombudsman
and Constitutional Tribunal?

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I must say that Members
are independent.

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Svoboda had a very clear
consent for some names.

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Some of them are
President's candidates as well.

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I don't expect
any complications there.

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With some of them,
we didn't see eye to eye.

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Parliamentary group has to talk
about it in the following week

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and then it will be decided.
It would be easier,

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if the candidates
who had the support of the coalition

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would also be President's candidates,
but she made her own choice.

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One last question.
-Mateja Rolih Maglica, Radio Koper,

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Radio Slovenija. How do you comment
the orthopedists leaving the UKC?

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Don't you think we will wait longer
and have to pay for operations,

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if the waiting period
gets even longer?

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What do you think, how can you
retain doctors in public sector?

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Firstly, we should increase
a number of doctors and other staff.

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That's why we have increased
enrolment in medical schools

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and we've established a new programme
at the University of Primorska.

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Inflow of doctors to the system
is higher than the outflow.

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It's an important information,
because it seems that there is

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less and less doctors,
which isn't true.

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Nevertheless, when we adopted
the Act on Health Services,

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we have decided
to clearly distinguish

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what is a public
and what a private healthcare system.

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Everybody has a right to decide,
where he or she wants to work.

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As far as I know, the three doctors
all had private practices

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and have decided to go that way.
It's nothing wrong with it.

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Everybody has a right
to work in private sector.

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It's important that the leaders
of UKC Ljubljana ensured us

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that because of it there won't be
any problem in ensuring the programme

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in UKC Ljubljana.

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I believe in this leadership.
They proved to be very capable

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of doing their job.
I'm not worried at all.

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Thank you very much.
-Thank you. -Mr. Maljevac.

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Thank you.
Can you comment the price of bills

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for the long-term care
that are coming in these days.

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There were also some questions
about a nursing home in Koper.

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And anything else about
this topic. Go ahead.

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Thank you. I was in Hrastnik
and today I'm in Ilirska Bistrica.

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First, I would like to thank
the director and all personnel

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in this nursing home,
who have an important job

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and they carried out an even more
important work in December

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when a transition to a long-term
care system took place.

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We can see the results
of the government's work graphically

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on the new bills.
I saw the first ones yesterday

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and the second ones today.
The director ensured us

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that all bills are lower
than before.

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People who need more care
are now left with more money.

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From now on they pay
only for boarding and food.

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All care is paid
from the long-term care insurance.

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It clearly shows
that this is the right direction.

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We are building an accessible system
of the long-term care

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and we are the first who dared
to tackle this difficult task.

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There will be challenges,

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but we will solve everything
as it comes.

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One more question.

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Mateja Rolih Maglica again.

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Have you received the responses
from leadership of Deos

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about events
in the nursing home in Koper.

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What are your measures?
-We don't have the response yet,

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but when we've learned
about this case,

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we asked the institution about it.
Now we are waiting for a reply.

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I would like to emphasize that
every violence is inadmissible.

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We should not tolerate it.

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We've made a study
at the Ministry

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and it showed
that nursing homes are safe.

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There is no more violence
than in other environments.

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It shows that we have
very good care.

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I want to thank
the employees again.

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I don't want that these excesses
show a picture

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as if there's something wrong
in the nursing homes. It's not.

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The figures show it as well.

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But we as society
have to address the violence.

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Not only in nursing homes,
but everywhere.

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We will continue in this direction
on the basis of data from the study.

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We've realised
a series of trainings

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and send some data and protocols
to these homes.

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Violence is serious
and it should be dealt with this way.

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Thank you.
-Can I ask something else?

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This is for my colleague
from TV Slovenija.

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HMO hasn't given anything
for the long-term home care yet.

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How do you comment this,
since this right is valid from July?

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A long-term home case
is being carried out

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and we know retroactive payments
that can take more than six months.

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HMO can tell you
more about it.

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This just means
that no claim has been processed,

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but home care is being implemented,
I know it is.

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I know some cases. A few
weeks ago I've been at Jesenice,

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where we've learned that
one person started to walk again

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after two years, due to long-term
care and physiotherapy.

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It shows, how the long-term
home care is developing

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and why it is important.
But it's certainly a big challenge,

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a hard nut to crack and it can't
be working ideally from the start.

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We will continue to develop it.
-Great, thank you.

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Thank you for coming.