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Podkomisja nadzwyczajna do rozpatrzenia rządowego projektu ustawy o zawodzie psychologa oraz samorządzie zawodowym psychologów - na żywo

Rozpatrzenie rządowego projektu ustawy o zawodzie psychologa oraz samorządzie zawodowym psychologów.

Aug. 5, 2025
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PLN 18 billion from the KPO for the health of Poles. Where will the money go?

Nearly PLN 18 billion from the National Plan for Reconstruction and Enhancement of Resilience (NIP) is supporting the development of Poland's health care system. The funds go to hospitals, clinics, medical universities and research centers across the country - regardless of region. This is the...

Aug. 5, 2025
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Measures to protect medical personnel - another meeting between the NRL and the prosecutor's office

The Supreme Medical Council is continuing talks with representatives of law enforcement agencies on countering violence against doctors and dentists. During a meeting with the Warsaw-Mokotów District Prosecutor's Office, practical solutions were discussed on how to respond more quickly to reports...

Aug. 5, 2025
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Best practices in health care. How can facilities prevent missed appointments?

Cancelled appointments are a problem that affects the availability of health services and the functioning of the entire system. The Patient Ombudsman has developed a best practices guide for medical facilities that want to make it easier for patients to cancel consultations and manage their...

Aug. 5, 2025
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Medical council against "simplified" professional pathway for non-EU doctors

The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has negatively assessed the draft law prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which provides for the continuation of simplified procedures for obtaining the right to practice as a doctor and dentist. The Medical Council demands a complete repeal...

Aug. 4, 2025
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Doctors call for change in regulations on confirmation of Polish language skills

The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Health Minister to rescind the provision allowing recognition of Polish language documents issued by unspecified foreign entities. According to the doctors, this is a serious threat to patient safety and the quality of medical care...

Aug. 4, 2025
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council will evaluate drugs for breast cancer, hemophilia and leukemia, among others

On Tuesday, August 5, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

Aug. 4, 2025
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District hospitals sign annexes with NHF and await further decisions

District hospitals will sign annexes, based on which the National Health Fund will transfer funds to implement the AOTMiT recommendation related to increased labor costs as of July 1. Hospitals had strong objections to the recommendation, but after a meeting with the Health Minister, there is no...

Aug. 1, 2025
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Today is World Lung Cancer Day

The therapeutic advances made in lung cancer over the past few years have been called a revolution by experts. New drugs are hitting cancer cells more and more precisely, patients are living longer and better quality of life. Most importantly, this progress is still ongoing. On World Lung Cancer...

Aug. 1, 2025
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Nusinersen at a higher dose. There are the results of the study

On June 27, 2025, Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced new data supporting the clinical efficacy of nusinersen in a diverse population of patients suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.

Aug. 1, 2025
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Patient Ombudsman imposes penalties. It is about prescriptions issued online

Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec has already issued 49 decisions against entities offering to issue online e-prescriptions for narcotic and psychotropic drugs without personally examining the patient. After the law was amended in November 2024, these activities continue to raise serious...

Aug. 1, 2025
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AOTMiT: The Transparency Council will address allergies, prostate cancer and leukemia, among others

On Monday, August 4, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.

Aug. 1, 2025
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We spend too little on health, and the bill from the state continues to grow

In 2024, per capita public spending will exceed 47,000 zlotys. Although the state budget is swelling with transfers and the rising cost of debt, the health of citizens is still in the background. On average, we spend more than twice as much on health care as we do on pensions, and the growing...

July 31, 2025
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President handed out professorial appointments

President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. 41 nominations were given to health-related individuals.

July 31, 2025
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Wyłudzili z NFZ 82 miliony z NFZ. Setki fikcyjnych recept i 21 zatrzymanych

Wspólna akcja CBŚP, Prokuratury Okręgowej w Zielonej Górze, NFZ i inspektoratów farmaceutycznych z Gdańska i Warszawy doprowadziła do rozbicia jednej grupy przestępczej. Zatrzymano 21 osób – lekarzy, właścicieli aptek i przedsiębiorców. Straty budżetu publicznego sięgają co najmniej 82 milionów...

July 30, 2025
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Ile kosztuje zdrowie? Wydatki publiczne i prywatne w latach 2022–2024

W 2024 roku bieżące wydatki na ochronę zdrowia wyniosły według wstępnych szacunków 293,6 mld zł, czyli 8,1% PKB. To o 47 mld zł więcej niż rok wcześniej. Zarówno środki publiczne, jak i prywatne rosną systematycznie – tylko między 2014 a 2024 rokiem wzrosły odpowiednio o ponad 150% i 173% -...

July 30, 2025
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New minister, old problems. Medical self-government: there will be no new opening

Of the promises made at the beginning of the government's term of office, virtually nothing has been fulfilled, according to a summary the Supreme Medical Chamber presented to journalists on Tuesday. The local government does not hide its frustration and points out the responsibility of not only...

July 30, 2025
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Treatment of lipid disorders in Poland: for the elect or for the needy?

Iwona Schymalla's guest is Dr. Krzysztof Dyrbuś, a cardiologist from the Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze.

July 29, 2025
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Latamy, by ratować

Gościem Iwony Schymalli jest dr Marcin Podgórski, dyrektor Lotniczego Pogotowia Ratunkowego.

July 29, 2025
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Tusk promised PLN 4.2 billion for child and adolescent psychiatry. They checked the implementation of the government's promise

Donald Tusk promised billions of zlotys for child and adolescent psychiatry instead of TVP. The GrowSPACE Foundation has reached documents from the Ministry of Health about the awarding of a competition of applications in the Medical Fund. They show that record investments in child and adolescent...

July 29, 2025
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