At the end of January, a Health Ministry regulation will go into effect introducing 24-hour midwife on-call services in place of liquidated delivery rooms at least 25 kilometers away from the nearest maternity wards. The situation was questioned Thursday in the Sejm by Law and Justice deputies,...
In the face of increasingly pronounced demographic remodeling and lengthening populations, 2026 brings the question of what kind of vision of old age we want to build together - one where dignity, activity and care are the foundation of health and social policy. A vision where old age is not a...
13 percent of seniors have suicidal thoughts, according to a study reviewed by the Parliamentary Suicide Prevention Team on Tuesday. The still incomplete police data shows that 2025 was another year in which the number of suicide attempts and suicides fell, including among seniors, but the very...
There is European Commission approval for a higher-dose regimen of the drug nusinersen for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.
Compulsory health education, optional sexual health component? That's what a compromise could look like to change the status of the subject, which one in three students is expected to attend this year, according to declarations, from the new school year. Education Minister Barbara Nowacka...
The President of the Republic of Poland signed the 2026 budget law, while referring it to the Constitutional Court for follow-up control. In his speech, he drew attention to the dramatic financial situation of health care, the state's growing debt, and the consequences of these decisions for...
Nurses won't be issuing sick leave - but from spring 2026, they will gain important new powers of judgment. The Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives explains what the changes in the amendment to the Social Security Act signed by the President of the Republic of Poland entail, and why there has...
The President of the National Health Fund has signed a new order amending the rules for concluding and implementing contracts in primary care. The document introduces, among other things, a quarterly incentive bonus in coordinated care, a lump sum for coordinators in the first performance period,...
Ministerstwo Zdrowia opublikował wykaz produktów leczniczych, które nie podlegają finansowaniu w ramach procedury ratunkowego dostępu do technologii lekowych (RDTL). Resort zdrowia zapewnia, że pacjenci, którzy rozpoczęli leczenie przed wejściem w życie wykazu, zachowują prawo do kontynuacji...
The beginning of a new year is a good time to be tempted to make a brief summary of the one that has just passed. A moment to reflect on the events of the previous 12 months is especially necessary in health care, as there is always an unusually large amount going on in this area of legislation...
The expansion of the pilot treatment of the diabetic foot, important reimbursement decisions and rapid drug development make the past year one of the most groundbreaking in diabetology. However, Prof. Leszek Czupryniak stresses that without systemic changes, the potential of these therapies will...
On Monday, January 19, the next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council.
The Ministry of Health has expanded the list of immunizations that can be performed in pharmacies. As of February 1, 2026, adults will gain access to more vaccinations carried out in pharmacies, which is expected to improve the availability of infectious disease prevention.
The Health Ministry argues that the so-called "birth rooms", which are to operate in hospitals without maternity wards, are a safeguard for incidental, emergency, births. - Polish women are to give birth in maternity wards, not in EDs, Deputy Health Minister Tomasz Maciejewski assured on Wednesday.
Extensive diagnostic and therapeutic support, creation of registries of procedures and comprehensive care - these are key recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Expert Committee of the Polish Society for Reproductive Medicine and Embryology. An interview with Prof. Rafal Kurzawa also shows that...
According to experts in the Medical Rationale of State, 2025 saw an increase in the importance of health challenges in public discourse. The Dec. 18, 2025 debate summarized changes in the health care field in the ending year and identified challenges for 2026. - demographics related to...
Although the war in Ukraine is now in its third year, humanitarian and social needs are not diminishing. At the same time, health crises also affect those who receive daily treatment in Polish hospitals. Marek Orzechowski, president of the Totalizator Sportowy Foundation, talks about what long-...
Cost and regulatory pressures, dependence on Asian supplies of active ingredients and the growing importance of drug sovereignty were the main topics of a meeting between Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domanski and representatives of the Polish pharmaceutical industry. The talks focused on...
Preparedness of the civilian health care system in times of crises, security of patient data, adverse events in hospitals, and implementation of preventive and oncology programs - these are key health-related areas that will be the focus of the Supreme Audit Office in 2026. The Supreme Audit...
The next meeting of the AOTMiT Transparency Council will be held on Monday, January 12.
Left politicians want to convince the public and health system stakeholders of their proposals for change. The so-called Necessary Plan envisages, among other things, replacing the health premium with a tax. But it's not just about nomenclature.
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