On April 19, 2024, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna appointed the composition of the Accreditation Council.
The Ombudsman's office has received complaints from businesses about the rules for settling health premiums after the so-called "Polish Deal" came into effect.
President of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives Mariola Lodzinska does not hide her joy, as Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna has accepted the proposals for systemic solutions for improving the quality of lactation counseling developed by the Team for Improving the Quality of Perinatal...
The Minister of Health is not elected to the European Parliament. Izabela Leszczyna has confirmed this in public statements for days, and there is not the slightest reason not to believe her.
Artur Pakosz of the Department of Palliative Medicine and Care, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, became the new national consultant in palliative medicine.National consultants are appointed by the Minister of Health from among specialists in...
As of 17.04.2024, Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna appointed Prof. Ewa Lech-Marańda, MD, as national consultant in hematology for a period of 5 years.National consultants are appointed by the Minister of Health from among specialists in particular fields:Medicine,pharmacy,Other fields that...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on Guaranteed Outpatient Specialized Care Services has been submitted for consultation.
The use of the ILADS method in the treatment of Lyme disease is incompatible with current medical knowledge and violates patient rights, the Patient Ombudsman's position was confirmed by the Regional Administrative Court in Warsaw.
The National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians makes a comment on the omission of the body of the professional diagnosticians' self-government among those giving opinions on the draft regulation of the Minister of Health on the pilot program of pharmacist-led reproductive health care.
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Poland and worldwide, the National Health Fund reminds us. Lifestyle changes and early diagnosis can reverse this unfavorable trend. Poles can benefit from examinations under the CVD prevention program.
Liczba osób objętych prywatnym ubezpieczeniem zdrowotnym stale rośnie i na koniec 2023 r. wyniosła 4,8 mln, czyli niemal o 14 proc. więcej niż rok wcześniej. W 2023 r. Polacy przeznaczyli na te ubezpieczenia ponad 1,7 mld zł. To o 33,1 proc. więcej niż w 2022 r.
Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa pozyskuje od Izb Lekarskich dane o wystawionych receptach. Na ich podstawie na wyliczyć liczbę świadczeń udzielonych przez dany podmiot leczniczy. Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich Marcin Wiącek ma wątpliwości i występuje w tej sprawie do szefa Krajowej Administracji...
The Supreme Audit Institution has negatively assessed the implementation of the Health Minister's orders on additional cash benefits granted in connection with countering and combating COVID-19, the so-called covid allowances. The NFZ has provided the first information on the implementation of...
Will the Minister of Justice keep his word and his ministry present in May a proposal for amendments to the Criminal Code, taking into account the draft higher good clause prepared by the medical self-government? Its representatives are very much hoping for this, stressing that without this...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Hospital Emergency Department has been submitted for consultation.
There will be no crisis in the ruling coalition, at least for now. Although the nervous recounting of votes lasted until the last minutes before the votes and in the end the People's Club, as expected, did not vote uniformly and to the coalition partners' liking, but the supporters of rejecting...
Family education will disappear from school timetables. In its place, with a significantly expanded program and probably more hours, a new subject will appear: health education. The first classes will start at the beginning of the 2025/2026 school year, but preparations for the launch of the new...
Due to harmful provisions resulting in the cancellation of choice declarations made by recipients at the end of this year, doctors of the Healthcare Employers' Agreement have appealed to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna for an urgent amendment to the Law on Primary Health Care.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, accounting for as much as 20 percent of all cancer cases in this patient group. In recent years, Poland has been the country with the highest rate of increase in mortality from prostate cancer in the entire EU. For effective treatment, early...
Important information for doctors and medical personnel. The National Institute of Public Health National Research Institute reminds that it is essential to write the address of the patient's residence in the forms sent with the materials for measles and rubella testing.
Do you have a dog and want to go to a restaurant with it? Who decides whether to allow pets in? Are there regulations that govern this?
- Today we celebrate military health care day, we celebrate military health care workers day. This is the day of military health care workers. Thank you to all those who make up the military health care community. To all doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, paramedics, employees related to...
The consequence of major neglect in osteoporosis is death, Professor Brigid Kwiatkowska warns.
Prof. Brigid Kwiatkowska says why women are a special group of patients, what the consequences are and what we can do.
Is Dr. Tomasz Maciejewski, director of the Mother and Child Institute in Warsaw, afraid of artificial intelligence? How big a problem is its "energy intensity" and how can it help health?
There is a plan B.
The Minister of Health is launching a competition to support medical facilities for child and adolescent and adult psychiatric care.
More than 460 cases of pertussis have been reported in Poland since the beginning of the year, reports TVP 3 Warsaw. By comparison, there were twice as many patients in the same period last year. The number of cases may be underestimated. Not all cases are reported.
By the decision of Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna, Daniel Rutkowski, the former vice president of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification, became the new president of the Agency.After then-Health Minister Katherine Sójka dismissed Roman Topor-Wise in mid-November last...
Prof. Janina Stępińska, director of the National Institute of Cardiology, has been appointed by the Minister of Health as Chairwoman of the National Council for Cardiology. She succeeded Prof. Tomasz Hryniewiecki, who had held the position since 2021.
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