A sub-site of the Elder Project Foundation, focused on the Elder Abuse Risk Assessment Form (FORP) and the fundamental goal of improving the quality of life of seniors and preventing violence against them, is being launched. Adequate education, effective tools and pathways, as well as...
Sąd po raz kolejny potwierdza stanowisko Rzecznika Praw Pacjenta – ograniczenie odwiedzin pacjentów w szpitalach tylko na podstawie przepisów prawa.
Chodzi o usługi, które NFZ oferuje w Salach Obsługi Klientów w Oddziałach Wojewódzkich NFZ oraz na bezpłatnej i całodobowej infolinii 800 190 590.
Persons receiving health services provided by a psychiatric hospital have the right to assistance in protecting their rights. Legal representatives, legal and factual guardians also have this right. The Patient Ombudsman explains what powers are available to Psychiatric Hospital Patient Ombudsmen.
As the Ombudsman points out, worldview changes are taking place in the younger generation, with more and more students opting for various types of meat-free diets. Signals reaching the Ombudsman indicate that they are encountering problems in enjoying wholesome meatless meals in educational...
Safe food, or how? The Chief Sanitary Inspector explains that safe food is food that will not cause harm or danger to the health of the consumer. Therefore, food operators (e.g., farmers, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers) must ensure appropriate conditions at all stages of its production and...
They phish for personal information and debit or credit card numbers.
Patients of primary care - regardless of whether they live in a large city or small town - gain the support of a coordinator, wider access to diagnostic tests. The pool of additional tests under coordinated care allows family medicine specialists to make full use of their knowledge and...
In 2023, more than 7,000 children benefited from spa treatment, and the Fund paid PLN 35.4 million for the services provided, the National Health Fund reports. Spa treatment is a continuation of treatment that began in a hospital or outpatient clinic.
The Council of Patients' Organizations under the Minister of Health has supported the demands of the Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives to change the rules of medical personnel liability.
The Ombudsman has written to Minister Izabela Leszczyna and hopes that the problem will be eliminated in the course of work on the new regulation of blood donation and bloodletting.
Recently, there has been more and more talk about mental health in Poland, and people struggling with illnesses such as depression or schizophrenia are getting better help. However, there are still many areas in need of education and systemic or organizational changes. One of these is bipolar...
Elements of health literacy will be included in the new core curriculum for the subject of family education, which will take effect at the start of the 2025/2026 school year, one of the messages heard by the Permanent Subcommittee on Public Health last week.
Litigation costs higher than the amount of compensation awarded for violation of patient rights. What was the case about?
Organized under the auspices of the United Nations, it falls on March 21, the first day of spring. It aims to promote the rights of people with Down Syndrome to full participation in society, health care and rehabilitation.
To problem, który dotyczy grupy około 1,5 tysiąca polskich pacjentów. W większości bardzo młodych. Rzadkie zespoły padaczkowe wywracają do góry nogami życie całych rodzin. Problemem są nie tylko oporne na leczenie napady, ale często też zaburzenia intelektualne małych pacjentów. Wyzwaniem jest...
An interview with Prof. Jack Grzybowski, head of the Cardiomyopathy Unit at the National Institute of Cardiology.
The Patient Ombudsman is encouraging the use of an online search engine for gynecological offices dedicated to people with disabilities. The search engine was created as part of a project implemented by the Kulawa Warszawa Foundation and is an important aid for patients in their search for...
Lack of telephone contact with a medical facility, inability to make a same-day appointment or refusal to sign up with a doctor. - These are the most common complaints we receive," informs Agnieszka Białas-Sitarska, spokesperson for the Świętokrzyskie Branch of the NFZ in Kielce.
The Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy is asked by the ROP about measures to implement more projects leading to an effective increase in the number of women returning to work after childbirth.
Speech difficulties affect many people around the world. On the 6th of March, the European Day of the Speech Therapist is celebrated. This year it is to draw attention to the cooperation of speech therapists with other specialists. This profession is most often associated with beautiful...
More than 65 percent of Poles believe that emergency contraception should be available without a prescription, although one in four of us favor its availability only to women of legal age. More supporters, however, are, all together, for the option of not introducing any age restrictions,...
The Ombudsman asks Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna when all points of the Plan are expected to be implemented.
The need to create space for the renegotiation of milestones related to the implementation of the National Oncology Network project is the main demand of the letter sent by the President of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Oncology Dorota Korycinska to the President of the...
An interview with Anna Kupiecka, president of the OnkoCafe Foundation.
As of January 1, 2023, health services can be provided to convicts remotely. Deputy Ombudsman Wojciech Brzozowski is asking the Prison Service how it has organized the provision of these services, including whether they are possible in all penitentiary units.
When is a patient entitled to free sanitary transport? What is long-distance transport in POZ and does the emergency medical team provide sanitary transport services? Answers to these questions can be found in the Patient Navigator provided by the Patient Ombudsman.
Caring for a loved one who suddenly loses independence - due to age or chronic illness - is a major challenge, requiring the patient's caregiver to be physically and mentally resilient, to make an effort, and often to reorganize his or her existing life. Magdalena Frąckowiak, a psychologist at...
When a smile hides deep pain. Depression is becoming a serious disease of civilizationFebruary 23 marks World Depression Day. On this day, the goal is to raise awareness of mental disorders in society, promoting knowledge of the symptoms of the disease, appropriate responses and possible...
Małgorzata Pacholec, founder of the Retina AMD Association Poland, talks about the challenges of retinal diseases.
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