The National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives has called for the urgent launch of a supplementary course in nursing for midwives at risk of losing their jobs. In a position paper dated September 9, 2025, the National Board of the National Union of Nurses and Midwives points to the need for...
It has been possible to eliminate the most problematic provisions and clarify key issues related to the granting of PWZs, which is expected to directly translate into patient safety, the Supreme Medical Council reports.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Law on the Profession of Nurse and Midwife. The changes are technical in nature and are due to the need to adapt Polish regulations to European Union law on the recognition of professional qualifications. At issue are nurses from Romania.
On September 6, 2025, during the Extraordinary National Convention of Physiotherapists, delegates from all over the country decided to dismiss the current president of the NCF and elect a new one.
The Ministry of Health hosted a meeting between Minister of Health Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda and President of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians Monika Pintal-Slimak. The talks concerned the role of laboratory diagnosticians in the health care system and the most important demands...
Ministerstwo Zdrowia oraz Agencja Oceny Technologii Medycznych i Taryfikacji po raz pierwszy od wielu lat zatwierdziły najwyższą możliwą wycenę świadczeń w opiece długoterminowej – zarówno domowej, jak i stacjonarnej.
The Ministry of Health said that in July/August 2025, the e-Health Center completed the IT work that enables nurses and midwives of the PCP to fully implement the "My Health - Health Balance of an Adult" service.
The Supreme Medical Council is continuing talks with representatives of law enforcement agencies on countering violence against doctors and dentists. During a meeting with the Warsaw-Mokotów District Prosecutor's Office, practical solutions were discussed on how to respond more quickly to reports...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has negatively assessed the draft law prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which provides for the continuation of simplified procedures for obtaining the right to practice as a doctor and dentist. The Medical Council demands a complete repeal...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Health Minister to rescind the provision allowing recognition of Polish language documents issued by unspecified foreign entities. According to the doctors, this is a serious threat to patient safety and the quality of medical care...
Of the promises made at the beginning of the government's term of office, virtually nothing has been fulfilled, according to a summary the Supreme Medical Chamber presented to journalists on Tuesday. The local government does not hide its frustration and points out the responsibility of not only...
Midwives and PCP nurses are unable to provide services under the "My Health - Adult Health Balance" program due to technical limitations in the gabinet.gov.pl application. The National Association of Family Midwives is calling on the National Health Fund for urgent corrective action and equal...
Despite twice negative assessments by the Polish Accreditation Commission, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education has recommended that 30 places each be granted to medical faculties at the Academy of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sacz and Nowy Targ. The OZZL Residents' Agreement describes the...
The Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector issued a decision to close more than a hundred pharmacies for selling drugs to NZOZs that had wholesalers between 2015 and 2018. Because "knowingly" they were supposed to be involved in exporting drugs abroad. But "knowingly" is a relative category. Economic...
The prime minister's words that "the only goal will be to improve the situation of patients, not doctors" have caused consternation in the medical community. Does this mean that so far the ministry's goal has been to improve the situation of doctors at the expense of patients? If so, the effects...
Physical assault, threats, insult? The Attorney General has issued new guidelines to ensure that crimes against medics are prosecuted vigorously. This is part of a broad package of changes to improve the safety of medical personnel - from the emergency room to the ambulance.
In response to changes in health care systems around the world, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has updated the definitions of the terms "nurse" and "nursing." The official translation of these documents - commissioned by the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives - is now available and...
It is not the law on minimum salaries that is plunging hospital budgets, according to the OZZL Residents' Agreement, which, on the basis of responses given by several hundred hospitals of various levels, calculated that salaries account for an average of 55 percent of the facilities' expenses. -...
Rosnące napięcia prawne w ochronie zdrowia stawiają lekarzy w trudnej sytuacji – obok dylematów klinicznych muszą mierzyć się z obawą przed odpowiedzialnością karną. Potrzebę reformy systemu i dialogu między środowiskami potwierdziło spotkanie Prezesa Naczelnej Rady Lekarskiej z przedstawicielką...
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Pharmaceutical Law, which updates requirements for key specialists responsible for drug safety. The changes are deregulatory - simplifying procedures without tightening existing requirements.
The All-Poland Physicians' Trade Union maintains its demand that specialist doctors on employment contracts should earn a minimum of three national averages, currently 24,500 zlotys gross, union board chairwoman Grazyna Cebula-Kubat said on Friday.
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council, in an official position paper, has appealed to the Minister of Health to change the regulations on the legal protection of doctors. The Medical Council demands that every doctor - regardless of where he or she is employed and the source of funding for...
Another ruthless attack on a doctor in Poland - this time the aggressor's victim was a psychiatrist from Koszalin, who was attacked by a man who claimed to have been her patient in the past. The man threatened the doctor with death. The woman was taken to the hospital with facial injuries and...
Five days after the submission of bills for July, the National Health Service will transfer funds to hospitals, taking into account July's increases, Deputy Chairman of the National Health Service Marek Augustyn announced at the Sejm.
Ombudsman Marcin Wiącek has approached the Health Minister with a proposal for changes to the regulations on granting licenses to practice the professions of doctor, dentist, nurse and midwife. He believes that the current regulations may violate constitutional freedoms and do not take into...
The government has passed a draft law regulating the profession of psychologist and creating a professional self-government of psychologists. The new regulations are expected to raise the quality of psychological services, ensure patient safety and regulate access to the profession, which will be...
May 19 marks World Family Physician Day, a holiday established by the World Organization of Family Physicians (WONCA) in 2010.
World Family Physician's Day reminds us that family medicine is not just treatment - it is long-term care, relationship, trust and prevention. - We wish all our colleagues fulfillment in the extremely responsible, but also honorable service they perform for Polish patients," says Bożena Janicka,...
Masters in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine face a lack of access to postgraduate training in medical analytics. This makes it difficult to become certified as a laboratory diagnostician, despite significant graduate interest.
The Supreme Chamber of Nurses and Midwives and the National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives have issued a joint appeal to the Minister of Health. They call for urgent action to counter aggression against medical professionals.
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