Each of the four doctors at the Spata–Artemida Municipal Clinics will receive 15,000 euros over twelve months, on condition that they see an average of 240 patients per month. The fixed-term contracts, which were signed on 29 October, were published on the ‘Diaugia’ transparency portal on Tuesday 10 November.
Who and from when
Orthopaedic surgeon Apostolos Souvatzoglou and psychiatrist Apostolos Mermerelis have a contract running from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2027. General practitioner Georgios Syrigos and paediatrician Maria Kastanou are contracted from 4 November 2026 to 3 November 2027. According to the announcement, the paediatrician also covers the municipality’s crèches and nurseries. We had reported the dates on which each specialism began on 29 October.
What do the figures mean?
The contracts of the psychiatrist, the paediatrician and the general practitioner explicitly state the obligation to provide services ‘an average of two hundred and forty (240) patient cases per month’, in accordance with the guidelines of the Directorate of Social Policy. Over the course of a year, this amounts to 2,880 cases per doctor. With a fee of 15,000 euros, this works out at approximately 5.2 euros per visit, and that is gross: the contract stipulates that all deductions and taxes are borne by the doctor.
For the four doctors, the Municipality has committed to providing 60,000 euros from the budget line ‘Contracts for the hiring of doctors’ in the 2026 and 2027 budgets, funded from the Central Independent Resources. The remuneration is not a salary. It is paid as the project progresses and against an invoice, and the contract declares any clause providing for a fixed monthly payment to be null and void.
Two further factors explain why the same issue resurfaces every autumn. The contract ‘does not cover permanent and ongoing needs’, and its renewal or extension is prohibited. So, in November 2027, the clinics will need a new call for applications, new lists and new signatures. This year, the call for applications was published on 8 October and doctors began work almost a month later.
And a dietitian, following an objection
In the first lists published on 22 October there was no eligible application for the position of dietitian. On 23 October, an objection was lodged regarding this specific post, and on 27 October the Municipality received a relevant document from the Hellenic Mediterranean University. In the final lists of 29 October, the post appears to have been filled, and Mayor’s Decision 811/2026 provides for the appointment of a dietitian from 4 November 2026 to 3 November 2027. Her contract had not been published by Tuesday evening, so her salary is not yet known.
The Municipal Clinics fall under the Social Policy Department, based in Artemida, and do not provide an on-call service. For emergencies, the area is served by the Spata Health Centre.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, project-based contracts for doctors (ADA 6N9LΩ1X-ΩI3, 99XKΩ1X-I5Ω, 9BROΩ1X-0XZ, 9Φ9ΓΩ1Χ-ΑΧ9) and Mayor’s Decision 811/2026 (ΑΔΑ Ρ4ΞΚΩ1Χ-ΧΕΛ), Diafania 10/11/2026.
