The Supreme Audit Office has revealed serious deficiencies in the protection of patient data in the Warmian-Masurian province. An audit of six hospitals and one clinic found that the security of medical data is insufficiently protected against cyber attacks.
On Monday, August 12, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The All-Poland Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives has expressed growing concern over the lack of real government action to improve the situation in nursing and midwifery in Poland. In a position paper dated August 5, representatives of the board criticized the sham dialogue and the failure to...
We don't have enough specialists in oncology, although it's hard to talk about a collapse yet. A much bigger problem is that few young doctors decide to choose this specialty, for a large part of those who initially make such a decision withdraw. The reason? The enormity of the work that...
We talk about the treatment and quality of life of hemophilia patients with hemophilia with Prof. Andrzej Mital of UCK Gdansk Medical University.
Obtaining a special education certificate for students with ADHD involves many problems. The Ombudsman has received a request regarding difficulties in this regard and has asked the Ministry of Education for clarification.
The OZZL Residents' Agreement has sent a letter to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with recommendations on medical education standards.
The Organizing Committee of the Medical Rescuers' Self-Government has reported the number of census takers 21 days after the census was launched. Taking part in the census will enable later activity related to the election of the bodies of the future paramedic self-government.To date, 3135...
Will the government decide to significantly reduce the health premium? Ryszard Petru, MP for Poland 2050, stressed in an interview with RMF FM on Tuesday that there is a coalition arrangement on the issue, but there still needs to be a "deal." The closest opportunity for this is expected to be on...
President of the Supreme Medical Council Lukasz Jankowski met with Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar. The conversation concerned the "higher good clause."
Despite fears of an economic slowdown, Poland's private healthcare market is growing rapidly. According to the report "Private healthcare market in Poland 2024" from PMR Market Experts, spending on private medical services in 2023 increased by PLN 4.5 billion. What are the reasons for this growth?
Health care is one of the leading themes of the presidency. Here are some key initiatives:Geriatric care: the Law on Special Geriatric Care stipulates that 75+ Centers will be established to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for seniors, including rehabilitation. More than 300 such...
Zuzanna Ciopalska, a graduate in dietetics from the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, decided to take a look at the "coffee" habits of pregnant and breastfeeding women. She checked how often and how much coffee they consume, as well as their awareness of caffeine's impact on the baby's...
The Health Minister's draft regulation on health care quality indicators, which affects more than 27,000 health care providers, went out for public consultation on Friday. The consultation will last ten days.
Skontrolowane szpitale w województwie lubelskim podejmowały w latach 2021-2023 działania zmierzające do zwiększenia dostępności i jakości udzielanych świadczeń zdrowotnych poprzez pozyskanie nowoczesnego sprzętu i aparatury medycznej - co wykazała kontrola NIK?
Until recently, there was no drug for Friedreich's Ataxia. And this rare disease plants most affected people in a wheelchair within 10-20 years. And shortens their lives so that few celebrate their 40th birthday. Until finally a therapy appeared, and with it hope for patients. Also in Poland.
Representatives of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives and the National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives met with representatives of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund.
Patients are eager to use the Medical Event Compensation Fund, as evidenced by the growing number of applications and benefits awarded. The Patient Ombudsman, Bartlomiej Chmielowiec, has already issued 35 decisions on granting benefits from the Fund, which is very popular among patients.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on Health Care Quality Indicators has been submitted for consultation.
The purpose of the draft law amending the Law on Professional and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities is to increase the monthly subsidy for the salary of a disabled employee financed by the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PFRON). Changes...
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