More than PLN 700,000 worth of equipment has been added to the operating theater of the University Clinical Hospital in Opole. It's a CO2 surgical laser, which will support the work of ENT surgeons, among others, during the treatment of laryngeal tumors and sleep apnea and other ear diseases....
The Chief Sanitary Inspectorate appeals for moderation in sunbathing. Adequate intake of sunlight is essential for the proper functioning of the human body, but staying in the sun too long can lead not only to burns, but even cancerous changes, the GIS reminds.
As of July 3, doctors are subject to limits on e-prescribing. This may limit patients' right to health services. As a result, the RPO Office is asking the health ministry for its position and the basis for the introduction of the limits.
"The draft law on civil protection and the state of calamity does not envisage the creation of an alternative or competing system to the PRM in the State Fire Service (PSP) in the field of medical rescue," reassures Deputy Interior and Administration Minister Maciej Wąsik. At issue is the...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to doctors and dentists to issue prescriptions in accordance with the standards of proper patient care and the principles set forth in the Code of Medical Ethics. "The issuance of a prescription following a teleprescription examination is...
Professor Mansur Rahnama-Hezavah, head of the Department of Dental Surgery at the Medical University of Lublin and national consultant in the field of dental surgery, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Rzeszow in June. In an interview with Medexpress, he talks about the...
A heated discussion accompanied the meeting of the Parliamentary Health Committee on the report on the implementation of the National Oncology Strategy in 2022. - We had 65 tasks. About three-fourths of them are completed on time, which I think is a very good popandemic result," assessed...
- In a moment, the mechanisms in which we have invested a great deal will begin to work," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski in an interview with Polsat News television, when asked about the still unresolved problem of long queues to specialists. As he added, the queues are the result of staff...
"Of the 302 doctors who wanted to issue prescriptions over the limit, nearly 100 percent were entities that conduct prescription business online, not POZ," Health Minister Adam Niedzielski wrote on Twitter. "Almost all does not mean all. Imposing an unsupported legal limit will not solve the...
- I have decided to leave the annual prescription in the reimbursement law, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski wrote on Twitter. Originally, the draft of a major amendment to the Reimbursement Law adopted today by the Parliamentary Health Committee included provisions that meant the elimination of...
Wednesday's meeting of the Sejm's Senior Policy and Health Committee featured the first reading of a bill presented by the President of the Republic of Poland on special geriatric care. Among other things, the bill envisages supplementing the health care system with 75+ health centers. According...
The Parliamentary Health Committee approved the government's draft of a major amendment to the Reimbursement Law (DNUR) after the first reading. Most of the proposed amendments submitted by the opposition were not voted on. The committee's meeting was spread over two days. Twenty-eight deputies...
The Ministry of Health has opened a call for candidates for members of the Appeals Committee for Clinical Research Compensation Fund benefits. Applications can be sent until July 19.
Access to all necessary information regarding the Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber at your fingertips will be possible thanks to the new NIA mobile application. It will include news, legal acts and issues of the Polish Pharmacist, among others.
- We asked the Minister of Health by what legal act and on what basis the limits on prescriptions were introduced," Jakub Kosikowski, spokesman for the Supreme Medical Chamber, told Medexpress in an interview with Medexpress, commenting on the situation related to the introduction as of July 3 of...
"In two days, 283 doctors tried to exceed the limit of 300 prescriptions for more than 80 patients in just 10 hours of their work," Health Minister Adam Niedzielski tweeted. As he added, most of them were employees of so-called prescribers. The record holder wanted to issue 60,000 prescriptions...
- Paramedics can practice their profession on the basis of a diploma of graduation within 2 years from the date of entry into force of the law without obtaining a PWZ and registration, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski wrote on Twitter, responding to a post by the former head of the ministry,...
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law amending the Law on the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education and certain other laws, submitted by the Minister of Health. The draft provides for the establishment of a single postgraduate training unit for all medical professional groups,...
The Prevention 40 plus program has been extended until the end of June next year. People over 40 can benefit from a repeat examination if 12 months have passed since the previous one. For such patients, 770,000 e-referrals have been issued.
The Ministry of Health has published a regulation on a pilot program for diabetic foot syndrome care. Up to a dozen percent of diabetic patients struggle with this health problem.
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