Matina Pagonis, president of the Hospital Doctors Union, emphasizes the need for a personal doctor system in Greece as part of new health legislation. This initiative aims to reduce overcrowding in hospitals by enhancing primary healthcare access. Pagonis notes that many patients could be treated outside of hospitals, indicating the lack of primary care has contributed to long wait times. She argues for the necessity of qualified personal doctors and highlights the importance of free afternoon surgeries, which are set to begin November 28, provided that staffing and oversight are adequately addressed.