The number of nurses employed in nursing homes (DPS) is steadily declining, according to information presented at Tuesday's meeting of the parliamentary Senior Policy Committee. At the end of 2024, there were 4665 nurses working in facilities of this type, while 3469 FTEs.
In Szczecin, more than 88% of general high school students and more than 92% of technical school students have opted out of health education. The statistics look slightly better in elementary schools, but it is difficult to talk about success when more than 56% of students drop out of lessons. In...
The NFZ will receive nearly one billion zlotys from the NPRM reserve, Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda told Rzeczpospolita in an interview on Tuesday. This is "already" money, which will prevent the need to reduce contracts in Mazovia and Silesia in the last quarter of the year.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Public Health Law and the Personal Income Tax Law, which calls for an increase in the so-called sugar fee. The purpose of the amendments is to reduce the consumption of sweetened and energy drinks, thereby reducing the risk of obesity...
Optional classes including stress management and anti-burnout, courses using a disability simulator in VR that teach about the limitations and needs of people with disabilities, and interactive digital workshops on patient care supported by the "Human Care - Diagnosis and Care" mobile app.
...and 67% of young women experience negative emotions associated with this visit. It is for them, among others, that a mobile gynecological office is setting off across Poland for the 7th time as part of Gedeon Richter Poland's "In Women's Business" initiative. This time it will visit smaller...
On October 10 this year, the presidium of the Council of Patient Organizations at the Patient Ombudsman, which brings together 150 organizations, issued an appeal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk regarding the deepening financial crisis at the National Health Fund. The growing deficit in the...
The method of orthotropia, advertised as a modern way to treat malocclusion and improve facial appearance in children, is raising increasing doubts among experts. As Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec points out, orthotropia is not in line with current medical knowledge, and its use may...
In our conversation today, Karolina Sobocinska talks with Dr. Dorota Kosnierczak, a gynecologist and infertility treatment specialist, about the effectiveness and safety of the IVF method. The guest explains the modern process of freezing embryos, the ethical and legal issues involved in storing...
Why is there still an n-2 rule in the law on 7% of GDP for health, even though those currently in power strongly criticized it when they were in opposition, Patryk Wicher (Law and Justice) wondered during the debate on the 2026 budget, demanding that the law remove the reference of health...
A draft law amending the Law on Medical Activity and certain other laws has been submitted for public consultation. The document is intended to clean up regulations on the determination and documentation of deaths - today still based on regulations from 1959. The government proposes to introduce...
Polskie Towarzystwo Reumatologiczne pozytywnie ocenia decyzję Ministra Zdrowia o ponownym wprowadzeniu refundacji drugiego leku biopodobnego zawierającego etanercept. Zgodnie z obwieszczeniem z 17 września 2025 r., od 1 października refundowany będzie preparat Nepexto 50 mg dla pacjentów...
On Monday, October 13, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
The Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives has sharply criticized the "Zdrowitka" sculpture unveiled at the University Hospital in Zielona Gora. At issue is the image of a nurse in a short skirt and heeled shoes, which perpetuates harmful stereotypes and has nothing to do with the reality of...
There are parliamentary bills in the Sejm, the government bill is still being worked on. The topic - a year after the scandal with the sale of alcotubes erupted - has returned on the heels of the debate on night prohibition in Warsaw.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on guaranteed services in the field of dental treatment has been submitted for consultation. The changes include, among other things, expanding the possibility of using modern materials, clarifying the rules for taking...
A phone number is not enough. The clinic must answer. The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that medical entities are obliged to provide patients with a real possibility of contacting the registration by phone. This confirms the position of the Patient Ombudsman, who has been pointing out...
The Supreme Audit Office is sounding the alarm that despite an increase in funding and the removal of limits, access to palliative and hospice care in Poland remains limited. Current legislation narrows the catalog of diseases eligible for care, there is a shortage of specialists, and the actions...
With current premium income and payer expenses, the NFZ is unable to balance itself. Costs are growing at such a rate that the increasing subsidy from the state budget is also proving insufficient - this is the shortest summary of the assessment of the financial situation presented on Tuesday by...
The Ministry of Health has submitted a draft amendment to the Law on Mental Health Protection for consultation. The amendments are tidying up, bringing the provisions in line with current medical knowledge and modern language standards, as well as enhancing the safety of patients and medical...
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