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.
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...
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...
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...
We are educating more and more people in nursing faculties, but the staffing crisis in the profession continues and is even getting worse, or at any rate - will get worse in the next several years. The number of nurses should double if we want to compare ourselves with countries that provide...
A total of 3905 formally correct applications were submitted in the spring qualification procedure for specialty training in 2025. More than 3,000 doctors qualified.
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed a negative opinion on the manner in which the draft regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education on educational standards for medical professions is being processed. It points out that the time for consultations was too...
Nursing students with a positive HIV test result face serious difficulties in completing their mandatory internships. Medical facilities with which universities cooperate require candidates to have a negative test result. Deputy Ombudsman Stanislaw Trociuk is intervening in the matter, directing...
The Minister of Health is appointing a team to develop proposals for changes in the standard of training for laboratory diagnosticians. Experts will analyze the current regulations and propose to adapt them to the current needs of the labor market.
25 lutego 2025 r. odbyło się XXIII posiedzenie II kadencji Krajowej Rady Fizjoterapeutów, podczas którego podjęto kluczowe decyzje dotyczące organizacji Nadzwyczajnego Krajowego Zjazdu Fizjoterapeutów. W wyniku głosowania uchylono uchwały z grudnia 2024 r., a także powołano nowy zespół do...
When introducing simplified procedures for allowing non-EU doctors to work in Poland, politicians assured that full patient safety would be maintained. This is a sham: the inability to verify the documents presented means that a permit to work as a doctor can also be obtained by a person with no...
There is no consensus among doctors that a man with no medical knowledge or training should not only treat patients, but also, without consequence, make statements that undermine patients' trust in doctors. The president of the Regional Medical Council in Szczecin, Michal Bulsa, decided to write...
A tragic incident occurred during a medical intervention in Siedlce - the death of a paramedic. He was stabbed by a patient he was trying to save. The tragic event sparked a discussion about how to protect rescuers, how to equip and train them. A unique class is being offered to its students by...
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