The OJ of the Ministry of Health published an Announcement of the Minister of Health dated February 5, 2026 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland.The current list...
The number of DiLO cards is steadily increasing. In 2025, it exceeded 440,000, a 22 percent increase in two years. For patients, this is good news, because a DiLO card is a faster diagnostic pathway, leading to the start of treatment. So it means, in many cases, a better chance for health or life.
On Monday, February 9, the next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council.
Who replaced Prof. Ewa Helwich?
Wsparcie dla osób w kryzysie zdrowia psychicznego musi być dostępne natychmiast i bez barier organizacyjnych. Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta uznał, że zamykanie na klucz drzwi psychiatrycznej Izby Przyjęć narusza zbiorowe prawa pacjentów i może prowadzić do realnego zagrożenia ich zdrowia i życia.
A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers amending the principles of implementation of the National Oncology Strategy for 2020-2030 has been submitted for public consultation. It assumes the expansion of the catalog of entities to which the Minister of Health will be able to entrust health...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed outrage at the Health Ministry's decision to dismiss Prof. Ewa Helwich from her position as national consultant in neonatology.
The Gabriel Narutowicz City Specialized Hospital in Krakow will temporarily suspend the operation of the Internal Medicine and Lung Diseases Ward and the Lung Diseases with Oncology Ward.
The lack of uniform and widespread rules for the transition of chronically ill children from pediatric to adult care risks interruptions in treatment and loss of continuity of specialized care, the Ombudsman alerts in a letter to the Health Minister. Marcin Wiącek calls for urgent, systemic...
Data from the Social Security Administration shows that the number of men taking leave for the birth of a child is steadily increasing. While the change is positive, the mere willingness of fathers to take over some of the care does not solve the problem of dramatically low fertility rates.
Botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid, medical lasers or injectable procedures can only be performed by doctors with the appropriate qualifications and certifications, the Health Ministry reminds. In the published communiqué, the ministry clearly indicates that aesthetic-repair medicine procedures are...
On Tuesday, February 3, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
PLN 20.9 per adult patient and per child, slightly more - per pregnant and postpartum woman. By this much, per day, the valuation of services, related to hospitalization, will increase. This is not the rate for nutrition, because, as was emphasized at Friday's meeting, money for nutrition is...
Konsolidacja nie jest celem, lecz narzędziem poprawy jakości leczenia i bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego pacjentów. Nie bez znaczenia jest też efektywność wykorzystania środków, które są w systemie oraz kadr medycznych - mówiła wiceminister zdrowia Katarzyna Kacperczyk podczas konferencji Priorytety w...
The Polish Society of Oncology and the Polish Society of Clinical Oncology have issued a joint position statement on so-called "oncoproprietary" tests. Tests referred to as "oncoproprietary", advertised as a means of detecting cancer or controlling the course of the disease, are not supported by...
On Monday, February 2, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
We absolutely cannot think that we are older and can't do something anymore. We have to see our potential. Age is the most important asset," says Malgorzata Nietopiel of the Social Insurance Institution.
Hospitalizacja u pacjentów w wieku senioralnym bardzo często wiąże się z pogorszeniem stanu odżywienia, co może prowadzić do zespołu kruchości, wydłużenia leczenia i gorszych rokowań po wypisie. O tym, czym jest żywienie kliniczne, jaką rolę odgrywa w poprawie jakości życia pacjentów oraz jakie...
In January, the 10,000th child born under the government's infertility treatment program covering medically assisted procreation procedures, including in vitro fertilization, was born. The program, which started on June 1, 2024, is already producing tangible results - both for thousands of...
The All-Poland Doctors Trade Union strongly opposes the Ministry of Health's consideration of shortening the postgraduate internship of doctors and dentists. According to the OZZL, such a step would mean a decrease in the quality of practical training, an increase in the risk of medical errors...
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