Following signals in the media and in the medical community about the tight financial situation of facilities, the Health Ministry has issued a communiqué regarding the implementation of contracts and the financing of services by the National Health Fund. The ministry reassures that oncology...
The Health Ministry has submitted for consultation a draft regulation on central electronic registration. The draft specifies the groups of services that will be the first to be covered by the nationwide system, the rules of communication with patients and the scope of the obligations of...
Although the ban on the sale of energy drinks to those under 18 has been in effect in Poland since 2024, initial research suggests that its real impact on the habits of young people may be less than expected. What does the latest data show?
Although hemophilia care in Poland is one of the best organized among rare diseases, two new reports - from the Institute for Healthcare Management at Lazarski University and EconMed Europe - show that in addition to good access to drug therapies, there is a growing need to strengthen coordinated...
Three people have been detained by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau on suspicion of accepting financial benefits in public procurement for health care facilities. According to investigators' findings, the procedure was alleged to have continued between 2020 and 2022.
Migraine has been tried to cure almost everything: from drilling holes in the skull, to mole packs, to romantic theories that it is a "disease of distinguished minds." Celia Svedhem shows how over the centuries headache has been riddled with myths, prejudices and curio treatments - and at the...
After 10 years since the adoption of the Public Health Law, we have a decline in life expectancy, a marked increase in overweight and obesity affecting a fawn of the population, an increase in alcohol consumption by one-third and the initiation of nicotine use by almost half of teenagers,...
Cybercriminals are again impersonating the National Health Fund. This time they are sending out fake emails about supposed "reimbursement for the purchase of medicines." The National Health Fund warns that it's another phishing campaign this year to trick people out of their data and money, and...
A draft regulation extending the National Health Program (NHP) for 2021-2025 for another year - until the end of 2026 - has been submitted for public consultation. As highlighted in the explanatory memorandum, ensuring the continuity of public health activities is crucial, especially during a...
We need to reorganize the system to make full use of the competencies of all health professions. Cadres can act more efficiently. This requires interdisciplinarity and comprehensiveness," Deputy Health Minister Katarzyna Kęcka said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health has submitted for consultation a Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on guaranteed services in the field of hospital treatment. The aim of the draft is to provide pregnant women with access to professional care in counties where obstetrics-...
Polska od lat jest jednym z największych producentów pstrąga w Europie, a lokalne hodowle słyną z jakości i zrównoważonych metod produkcji. Mimo to na półkach sklepowych coraz częściej dominują tańsze ryby z importu – często o niższej jakości. Czy polscy konsumenci potrafią świadomie wybierać i...
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw has once again confirmed that patients have the right to be treated only with methods that are in line with current medical knowledge. The court dismissed two complaints by a medical entity that used salinomycin, vitamin C and curcumin infusions, and...
The National Health Fund received an additional PLN 3.5 billion from the state budget for settlements with medical facilities. About a billion zlotys will also soon be transferred to the fund on the orders of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the press office of the Fund's headquarters said.
On Monday, November 3, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The fourth edition of the #CANCEL #NOBLOCK campaign is being launched. Among others, the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights and the National Health Fund are calling for appointments to be canceled in cases where they cannot be reached.
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Science and Higher Education to introduce uniform educational standards for dental hygienists. The medical council stresses that the current system of teaching at universities is too diverse...
The Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives (NIPIP), the All-Poland Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives (OZPIP), the Polish Nursing Association (PTP) and the Polish Midwifery Association (PTPoł) have expressed strong opposition to the proposed changes in employment standards for nurses and midwives...
The Ministry of Health reminds that antiretroviral treatment in Poland is fully funded under the Government Health Policy Program and available to all people living with HIV - regardless of their health insurance or citizenship.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law on personal assistance for people with disabilities. The new legislation will introduce a nationwide, free support system that will benefit up to 100,000 people with disabilities and half a million of their relatives. The law is expected to take...
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