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‘Fake’ medic led heart unit Report claims Athens doctor had forged diplomas, high patient mortality The director of Athens's Ippocrateio hospital's heart surgery unit is to face a prosecutor after a report by health inspectors claimed that he had been operating for years with forged professional qualifications and despite a high rate of patient mortality.

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Police broaden Zoniana inquiry

A senior Interior Ministry official has denied reports that the anti-terrorist squad has been sent...

8,100 officers on duty for rally

More than 8,100 police officers will be deployed over the next three days to supervise annual events...

Bid for tighter local authority

Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis yesterday called for a radical restructuring of the country's local government system...

Furlough rules more stringent

The government will re-examine rules regarding furlough offered to prison inmates...

Call to put oil deposits on negotiating table

The exploitation of Greece's undersea oil deposits in the northeast Aegean should be included...

Hiroshima, peace by peace

A group of World War II veterans gathered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Sunday to mark the 65th anniversary...

IN BRIEF

State-owned firms attract most complaints, ombudsman says : The Consumer Ombudsman has ranked state-owned companies (DEKO) among the worst violators...

Police in Epirus seek thieves who took 35 valuable icons : Police have launched a manhunt for thieves in Epirus...

Angry residents rally near PM's home : Residents of Grammatiko, eastern Attica, last night staged a rally...

Synod convenes : The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church yesterday convened for the first time...

Dangerous pool : A group of 20 primary school children were rushed to a hospital in Ioannina...

Farmer killing : Police on Crete were yesterday investigating the death of a 59-year-old farmer...

Bad food : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) yesterday called for the withdrawal...

Illegal immigrants : The coast guard arrested 13 illegal immigrants, including one woman...


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EDITORIAL

Serious lack of an evaluation system The most shocking aspect of the case of the director of the heart surgery unit at Ippocrateio Hospital is not merely that he was able to use forged specialization certificates and go unnoticed. What is even more shocking is that the high mortality rate among the patients on which he operated did not set alarm bells ringing in the National Health System. No one seemed to notice and no inquiry was ever held.

COMMENTARY

PASOK’s dance of the seven veils The 55-day race did not just decide who was to be PASOK's leader. As will soon become evident, the contest has left an indelible mark on the party and the political system in general. Undoubtedly, there were side effects. First, the duel sparked in-fighting not only at the top echelons of the party but also at the grassroots level. Second, it fed the arsenal of PASOK's enemies.

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