President Andrzej Duda has invited representatives of the Social Dialogue Council to the Presidential Palace to discuss the controversial law lowering the health contribution for entrepreneurs. As he stressed, he wants to know the position of social partners before deciding whether to sign the...
Nowelizacja ustawy refundacyjnej, intensyfikacja negocjacji cenowych, nowe zasady działania i rekordowy wpływ z instrumentów dzielenia ryzyka. Mateusz Oczkowski, przewodniczący Komisji Ekonomicznej Mateusz Oczkowski, przedstawia raport podsumowujący działalność komisji w 2024 r.
The Patient Ombudsman has looked into one company offering orthodontic treatment using overlays. According to the investigation, patients were qualified for treatment without examinations, diagnosis and an individualized treatment plan. Such practices put patients' health at risk and violate...
After a knife-wielding patient killed a doctor at Krakow's University Hospital, the medical community is demanding decisions that realistically improve the safety of medical personnel. On Monday, May 5, the president of the Supreme Medical Council spoke with Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna on...
A new preventive program called "My Health - an adult health balance sheet" has just been launched . It replaces the previous "Prevention 40+", but, as Dr. Michal Sutkowski points out, it differs fundamentally from it. It is no longer just about performing tests, but about real care for the...
Representatives of trade unions and employers' organizations, working within the Trilateral Team for Health Care, have issued an appeal to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyny and Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski to ensure stable conditions for the functioning of the Agency for Health Technology...
At a meeting of the Parliamentary Team for Rare Diseases on March 18 this year, it was announced that work had begun on a draft of a new law dealing with rare diseases. According to information presented at the meeting, the Team intends to develop a separate law dedicated specifically to these...
The Promised Land - biblical for some, Reimontian for others, for family doctors this year it is - Lodz. The Association of the College of Family Physicians in Poland, is once again holding its annual congress for family physicians and primary care physicians. The 23rd Congress of Family Medicine...
Knife attack at the hospital. Victim - a doctor. The perpetrator - the patient. A patient dissatisfied with the results of treatment, but this is a very enigmatic and vague statement. A patient who directly accused the doctor of acting to his detriment, injecting him with a substance that...
Ogólnopolski Związek Świadczeniodawców Wentylacji Mechanicznej informuje, że z dniem 12 maja br. świadczeniodawcy zrzeszeni w Związku wstrzymują przyjęcia nowych, dorosłych pacjentów kierowanych przez szpitale do opieki długoterminowej domowej.
The European Commission has signed a new agreement for the joint procurement of influenza vaccines. The 17 member states will have the opportunity to purchase more than 27 million doses of Foclivia from Seqirus UK Ltd.
Individuals referred for involuntary psychiatric observation who are not admitted to the hospital are often left to fend for themselves - without resources, documents or the ability to return home safely. The Ombudsman is calling on the Health Ministry to take urgent systemic action.
We will not provide protection against infectious diseases by vaccinating only children. It is necessary to vaccinate grandma, dad, older brother. Family vaccination is becoming the new standard for protecting the health of the youngest," believes Prof. Jacek Wysocki, Head of the Department of...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the amount of basic monthly remuneration of physicians and dentists undergoing residency specialization has been submitted for consultation.
In connection with media reports on the subject of freezing the minimum wage of doctors, commented on by Lukasz Jankowski - President of the Supreme Medical Council, the All-Polish Physicians Trade Union strongly emphasizes:The OZZL does not accept the formulation of any declarations regarding...
When ordering a CT scanner, surgical column or ultrasound machine, do you need to check whether its manufacturer uses environmentally friendly film for packaging? Or whether the equipment can be delivered by electric van? In the new reality of EU funding, this is no joke at all. Along with the...
The Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector halts nationwide marketing of the drug product named Clatra, Bilastinum, 6 mg/ml, eye drops, solution, package 1 bottle 5 ml, GTIN 05909991503352.The responsible entity is Menarini International Operations Luxembourg S.A., based in Luxembourg.The decision was...
Zastanawiam się, czy budowanie pomyślności gospodarczej Polski będzie polegało na tym, że najbogatsi będą płacili mniejsze składki na ochronę zdrowia i ta ochrona będzie ograniczana, chociaż płacili będą na nią ci najubożsi? A i tak jej nie będzie w wystarczającym stopniu, bo spadną nakłady na...
Does monitoring in medical facilities protect patients or violate their right to privacy? The Ombudsman is once again addressing the Health Ministry, pointing out serious loopholes in the regulations allowing the use of cameras in places where health services are provided. In his view, the...
Reforming the structure and organization of hospital treatment is the first step and a tool to achieve the goal. That goal is for the state to take back responsibility for medical services, for the procurement of medical services throughout the country," said Jakub Szulc, vice president of the...
On Monday, April 28, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
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