AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING CONCESSIONS FOR HEALTH TREATMENT FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

Diplomsko delo obravnava zdravstveno problematiko tujcev, ki prihajajo na zdravljenje v Slovenijo. Nastala je na podlagi medsektorskega sodelovanja Ministrstva za zdravje, Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve, Ministrstva za notranje zadeve ter diplomatsko konzularnih predstavništev Slovenije v tujini ter javnih in zasebnih zdravstvenih zavodov, kamor so tujci prišli na zdravljenje. V diplomski nalogi so združena in opisana prizadevanja zgoraj omenjenih akterjev. Iz tega izhaja ugotovitev, da reševanje problematike zdravljenja tujih pacientov v Sloveniji zahteva angažiranje več strani, sektorjev, disciplin. Moj namen je bil raziskati problematiko dostopnosti zdravstva tujcem, da bi bile lahko ugotovitve koristne strokovni javnosti, ki se v zdravstvenih ustanovah z njimi srečujejo, in pa tistim, ki na tem področju oblikujejo politiko. Na podlagi obojega sem izdelala opis stanja, definirala najaktualnejše težave ter v zaključkih diplome predstavila konkretne rešitve teh težav. Izsledki diplomske naloge so zanimivi tudi za študente različnih strok, ki se ukvarjajo z ranljivimi populacijami, za tujce same in za vse, ki se z njimi profesionalno ukvarjajo, ter seveda za širšo javnost.The diploma thesis is a research on medical care problems foreigners are faced with when they come to Slovenia for treatment. It is based on inter-sectoral cooperation between the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, Slovenian diplomatic and consular representations abroad and public and private health institutions where foreigners have been treated. Efforts of various above mentioned organizations have been gathered and described. Conclusions are, that solving the problem of treating foreign patients in Slovenia requires effort from several areas, sectors and disciplines. My intention has been to investigate the problem of medical care availability for foreigners, so that the findings could be useful mainly to the professional public, to those who are in contact with them in medical institutions and to those who shape policy in this area. Based on both, I have described the situation and identified the most prominent issues. I have proposed more or less clear solutions for these problems in the conclusion. The results of previously unexplored problem in this country are also interesting for students of different professions dealing with vulnerable populations, for foreigners themselves, for those who deal with them professionally and certainly for the general public