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...
Walne Zgromadzenie Delegatów Polskiego Towarzystwa Farmakologicznego (PTF) 26 września 2025 roku jednogłośnie wybrało prof. Halinę Car na przewodniczącą Towarzystwa na lata 2025–2028. Nowa szefowa PTF zapowiada zjednoczenie środowiska naukowego wokół wspólnych badań, wzmocnienie pozycji...
Upubliczniony w poniedziałek raport Porozumienia Rezydentów OZZL ujawnia skalę problemów i nieprawidłowości w psychiatrii. Aż 80 procent rezydentów przyznaje, że nie czuje się bezpiecznie podczas dyżurów. Co piąty ma pod opieką ponad trzystu pacjentów w jednym czasie.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the topic of prevention of these cancers is making a comeback. More and more Polish women are beginning to treat breast cancer prevention as an important part of taking care of their health, and check-ups are becoming a regular item on their agenda of...
European Commission estimates indicate that 50 percent of patients with chronic diseases do not adhere to medical recommendations, leading to 200,000 premature deaths annually, thousands of hospitalizations and generating costs in excess of 125 billion euros. Adherence was the subject of the...
The National Board of the All-Poland Doctors' Trade Union announces that it will not leave without support the young medics from the Mazovian Specialized Health Center in Pruszków, who have revealed irregularities that threaten both the safety of patients and the doctors themselves.
On Monday, October 6, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
Modern therapies in hemophilia mean not only more effective prevention of bleeding, but also a real improvement in patients' quality of life. We talk about the possibilities of modern bleeding prevention and the need for access to various therapies with Professor Wojciech Mlynarski, president of...
Next year's NFZ budget lacks a minimum of PLN 23 billion, while this year's gap - despite an increase of several billion zlotys in the financial plan - is about PLN 14 billion. The information that flowed from the Health Ministry at Wednesday's meeting with journalists does not inspire optimism,...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council (PNRL) has adopted two appeals against the harmful effects of alcohol consumption. Doctors demand a ban on the nighttime sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption outside the place of purchase, and appeal to representatives of the world of culture...
On September 29, 2025, representatives of the Federation Porozumienie Zielonogórskie met with Jolanta Sobieranska-Grenda and the National Health Fund.
Those who have received benefits from the Medical Event Compensation Fund can count not only on financial support, but also on additional entitlements. The new solution gives the opportunity to receive health services and pharmaceutical services out of turn, based on a special certificate issued...
The College of Family Physicians in Poland, together with the Polish Society for the Study of Obesity, has updated its guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of overweight and obesity. The latest compendium, designed for family physicians, takes into account both children and adults, and aims...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has negatively assessed the draft order of the President of the National Health Fund regarding changes to the rules for implementing contracts in outpatient specialized care (AOS). According to physicians, the proposed mechanism for motivating...
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