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Bolnica v bolnišnični postelji
Social Security
Missing call bells at the hospital
Summary:

A complainant informed the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia that there were no call bells in the hospital room. The Ombudsman warned the hospital...

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Stanovanjski blok
Social Security
The non-responsiveness of the authorities indicates insufficient commitment to the regulation of the field of ​​assisted living apartments
Summary:

In her complaint, the complainant highlighted to the Ombudsman the unequal position of assisted living apartment tenants. According to her, in certain...

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Invalid na vozičku
Social Security
Delays persist in deciding on rights under the Act on the Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Summary:

The Ombudsman notes that there are still delays in deciding appeals against decisions on rights under the Social Inclusion of Persons with...

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Invalid z berglami
Disability insurance
The Ombudsman is critical of the unannounced visit of an expert doctor for a personal examination at home
Summary:

The Ombudsman assessed the conduct of the Maribor Regional Unit of the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of Slovenia in the event of an...

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Invalidi in osebe s posebnimi potrebami
Kovanci
Dignity and personality rights
Non-payment of pocket money to a retirement home resident
Summary:

The Ombudsman received a complaint from a resident of a retirement home, who informed him that she had not received pocket money for several months....

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Starejši
Social Security
MDDSZ should consistently follow the principle of good management
Summary:

The Ombudsman once again called on the MDDSZ to consistently follow the principle of good governance in the future and to ensure that individuals who...

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Noseča ženska
Health care
Non-uniform practice of notifying health care services after the discharge of new mothers from maternity wards
Summary:

On the basis of the Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Human Rights Ombudsman Act (ZVarCP) [1] the Ombudsperson concluded his investigation of the...

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stetoskop
Health care
Without salary compensation due to an error in submitting a proposal for the extension of temporary incapacity for work and an unissued sick leave
Summary:

Due to a mistake made in the personal physician's clinic when submitting a proposal to extend temporary incapacity for work, which was discovered only...

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Tablete in sadje
Social Security
The Ombudsman's many years of warning in the field of rare diseases bear fruit
Summary:

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) has been dealing with the issue of rare diseases since 2019. Since then, he has...

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Zdravila in termometer
Disability insurance
The Ombudsman once again draws attention to the delay of the ZZZS in making a decision in the case of an appeal against the decision of the appointed doctor
Summary:

The Ombudsman was contacted by a complainant, who criticised the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia for the length of the procedure in connection...

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