Media Collaboration

• It determines how the work is to be carried out, the departments and persons involved;
• Gives assurances that the appropriate documentation is in place to carry out the activity;
• Ensures business continuity, including under conditions of staff turnover;
• Creates the framework for good cooperation with media representatives to respect citizens’ right to be informed;
• Provides an environment conducive to accurate and timely communication of all news and events within the hospital.

6.1. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS:

• No representative of the media may enter the hospital premises without the consent of the management, following a written or telephone request and with a visitor’s permit;
• Media representatives will be accompanied during the visit by authorised hospital staff on a permanent basis;
• Access to hospital compartments will be restricted and granted only with the approval of the head of compartment;
• Liaison between the hospital and the media is ensured by the hospital spokesperson, designated by decision, or manager;
• An interview with the hospital management team will only be conducted following a written request and only with the manager’s consent;
• Filming in the hospital is only allowed with the consent of the management and the people involved.

6.6.1. FOR SERIOUS MEDICAL EVENTS: road accidents, accidents at work, domestic accidents, calamities, etc., media representatives will have access to the hospital (according to the above procedure, through the clinic reception).

• Information about the event will only be given by the hospital spokesperson/medical director, only after patient stabilization/diagnosis.
• Information will be given subject to the code of ethics and taking into account Law 46/2003 on patients’ rights – consent of the patient or the patient’s relatives.

6.6.2. UNRESTRICTED ACCESS FOR THE PRESS::

• When accompanying an official delegation, with its consent;
• Accompanied by manager/other directors.