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.
With the needs of young oncology patients in Poland in mind, new guidelines have been created for the AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) population, i.e. those aged 15-39. This Polish adaptation of the NCCN recommendations was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor Jan Styczynski with the...
The Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw has dismissed a complaint against the Patient Ombudsman's decision on the so-called pulse method used to treat Lyme disease. The court found that the Ombudsman was right to challenge the therapy, which is not supported by scientific evidence and could...
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. Twenty-seven professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
The Senate passed without amendments a bill lowering the health premium for entrepreneurs. This means that at the moment the decision is up to the president. Andrzej Duda can sign it, veto it or refer it to the Constitutional Court. Statements by the president's associates suggest that the...
In an era of increasing chronic diseases, the health care system is increasingly changing its face. Treatment is becoming as important as prevention. Therefore, a new profession - prevention - has been established to play a key role in improving the health of society. Its meaning, tasks and...
The Health Ministry plans to introduce a new model of comprehensive specialized care for patients with endometriosis into the system of guaranteed services. The changes will be contained in a draft regulation amending the current regulations for hospital treatment.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the list of active substances contained in drugs, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices prescribed by nurses and midwives, as well as the list of diagnostic tests to which nurses and midwives are...
- My sister did not live to see the diagnosis. I never met her. I had my first symptoms when I was seven months old," says Adrianna Mleczko, a patient with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). It is an ultra-rare, unpredictable blood disease that can go undiagnosed for years....
Los ustawy, obniżającej składkę zdrowotną dla przedsiębiorców, w tym tygodniu jest w rękach senatorów. We wtorek po południu nad przepisami pochylą się senackie komisje, izba wyższa musi podjąć decyzję nad rozpoczynającym się w środę dwudniowym posiedzeniu. Do Senatu trafiły apele o odrzucenie...
The Polish Society of Rheumatology publishes "Position on the necessity of expanding access to treatment outside registered indications (off-label) in rheumatic diseases in Poland."
Maciej Krawczyk, MD, former president of the National Council of Physiotherapists, has been appointed the new national consultant in physiotherapy.National consultants are appointed by the Minister of Health from among specialists in particular fields:Medicine,pharmacy,Other fields that are...
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