The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Minister of Health to make changes to "immediately and realistically improve the quality of patient care" in psychiatric institutions and ensure adequate training conditions for doctors specializing in psychiatry. The doctors warn...
The services responsible for security and internal control at the National Health Fund have detected a case of unauthorized use of the Central Insured List by a group of Fund employees.
The Health Minister has appointed a team to develop an electronic card for mandatory immunizations.
Poland's drug production is growing - as of 2019, it has increased by 45%, or an average of almost 8% year-on-year. The pharmaceutical sector's long-term contribution to GDP is relatively constant, indicating an industry growth rate comparable to that of the economy as a whole. - However, the...
The planned outlays for health care in 2026 will amount to 247, 8 billion zlotys, which is 25 billion 500 million more than the outlays planned for 2025, Katherine Kacperczyk said during a meeting of the Health Committee. The positive opinion of the HC will be taken up by the Public Finance...
On Monday, October 20, the next meeting of the Transparency Council.
Oncology prevention begins much earlier than many of us think - as early as childhood. Of greatest importance is protection from tobacco initiation, education and the example set by those around us. - A talking professor won't change attitudes, but healthy adult habits can, says Professor Pawel...
Did the heroes of your favorite childhood fairy tales live happily ever after? This question inspired the latest campaign by the Little Brothers of the Poor Association drawing attention to the loneliness of the elderly. Through a fairy-tale metaphor, the organization wants to show that many...
Dzieci z FASD cierpią na skutek dostępności alkoholu, powszechnej kultury picia, braku edukacji zdrowotnej i przyzwolenia na picie w ciąży. Państwo nie może biernie się temu przyglądać. O problemie rozmawiano w środę podczas posiedzenia Podkomisji ds. zdrowia publicznego.
The number of nurses employed in nursing homes (DPS) is steadily declining, according to information presented at Tuesday's meeting of the parliamentary Senior Policy Committee. At the end of 2024, there were 4665 nurses working in facilities of this type, while 3469 FTEs.
In Szczecin, more than 88% of general high school students and more than 92% of technical school students have opted out of health education. The statistics look slightly better in elementary schools, but it is difficult to talk about success when more than 56% of students drop out of lessons. In...
The NFZ will receive nearly one billion zlotys from the NPRM reserve, Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda told Rzeczpospolita in an interview on Tuesday. This is "already" money, which will prevent the need to reduce contracts in Mazovia and Silesia in the last quarter of the year.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Public Health Law and the Personal Income Tax Law, which calls for an increase in the so-called sugar fee. The purpose of the amendments is to reduce the consumption of sweetened and energy drinks, thereby reducing the risk of obesity...
Optional classes including stress management and anti-burnout, courses using a disability simulator in VR that teach about the limitations and needs of people with disabilities, and interactive digital workshops on patient care supported by the "Human Care - Diagnosis and Care" mobile app.
...and 67% of young women experience negative emotions associated with this visit. It is for them, among others, that a mobile gynecological office is setting off across Poland for the 7th time as part of Gedeon Richter Poland's "In Women's Business" initiative. This time it will visit smaller...
On October 10 this year, the presidium of the Council of Patient Organizations at the Patient Ombudsman, which brings together 150 organizations, issued an appeal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk regarding the deepening financial crisis at the National Health Fund. The growing deficit in the...
The method of orthotropia, advertised as a modern way to treat malocclusion and improve facial appearance in children, is raising increasing doubts among experts. As Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec points out, orthotropia is not in line with current medical knowledge, and its use may...
In our conversation today, Karolina Sobocinska talks with Dr. Dorota Kosnierczak, a gynecologist and infertility treatment specialist, about the effectiveness and safety of the IVF method. The guest explains the modern process of freezing embryos, the ethical and legal issues involved in storing...
Why is there still an n-2 rule in the law on 7% of GDP for health, even though those currently in power strongly criticized it when they were in opposition, Patryk Wicher (Law and Justice) wondered during the debate on the 2026 budget, demanding that the law remove the reference of health...
A draft law amending the Law on Medical Activity and certain other laws has been submitted for public consultation. The document is intended to clean up regulations on the determination and documentation of deaths - today still based on regulations from 1959. The government proposes to introduce...
Polskie Towarzystwo Reumatologiczne pozytywnie ocenia decyzję Ministra Zdrowia o ponownym wprowadzeniu refundacji drugiego leku biopodobnego zawierającego etanercept. Zgodnie z obwieszczeniem z 17 września 2025 r., od 1 października refundowany będzie preparat Nepexto 50 mg dla pacjentów...
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