One of the ways to shorten queues in AOS is to be degressive. If the percentage of so-called first-time patients is too low, the clinic will be penalized financially - it will get less money than the contract will provide. - Nothing motivates so much, especially in the health care system, as the...
Recent years have seen a global increase in demand for mental health services. This phenomenon, although it existed before, has significantly intensified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left a lasting mark on the mental health of societies around the world. The coronavirus...
January 8 marked five years since the introduction of mandatory electronic prescriptions in Poland. This solution has revolutionized the healthcare system, benefiting both patients and medical professionals. The eHealth Center has prepared a summary.
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna has appointed Prof. Jaroslaw Regula, head of the Oncology Gastroenterology Clinic at the National Cancer Institute, for another five-year term as national consultant in gastroenterology.
Since 2005, life expectancy in the EU has increased by more than a year, but years lived in health have increased by less than a year. In Poland, we have an even bigger problem: although life expectancy has also increased by a year, but the number of years lived in health has not only not...
The Board of Directors of the Polish Society of Cardiology has decided on a theme for activities in 2025. Considering the scale of cardiovascular diseases, the current year has been declared the Year of Genetic Diagnosis in Cardiology, thus emphasizing the key role of genetic testing in the...
It's not good if politics starts dealing with health," is how Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna commented on Wednesday on reports of a change in the government's plans to introduce health education in schools. This was Leszczyna's first official statement on the topic, which the environment has...
Contrary to the hopes of the medical community, there will be no breakthrough when it comes to introducing health education in schools. Following Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, KO presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and now Prime Minister Donald Tusk have opted for making the subject optional....
The Małopolska Branch of the National Health Fund is forcing the signing of unfavorable financial annexes, which in practice paralyzes the activities of facilities and hits patients. Already a third facility in Małopolska has reported that it is being forced to return previously allocated and...
The OZZL Residents' Agreement expresses its strong support for the introduction of the compulsory subject "health education" to the curriculum in Polish schools. In the face of growing public health misinformation and alarming statistics on vaccination refusals, education in this area is an...
A record number of transplant procedures were carried out at the University Clinical Center of the University of Warsaw last year. A total of 446 organs were transplanted ( including 310 livers, 94 kidneys, 33 hearts and 9 lungs). This is almost 25 percent of all transplants in Poland.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Pilot Program of Care for Patients with Diabetic Foot Syndrome has been submitted for consultation.
The finance minister's signature is not necessary for the National Health Fund to pay for services, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced on the penultimate day of the year, announcing that she was continuing the "process of good talks" she told reporters about in the first half of...
The Supreme Medical Council, in a position paper dated December 20, 2024, expressed numerous objections to the draft law on changes to the health care system. These include the lack of precision in the provisions, insufficient decision-making criteria, and the need for better harmonization of...
Prof. Agata Szulc, head of the Psychiatric Clinic of the Faculty of Health Sciences at WUM:You can say that 2024 was a good year overall, if you look at the big picture. Many things that have worked well so far - are developing. We also have some novelties, such as the expansion of reimbursement...
How does Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny assess the ending year 2024? Which of the ministry's projects were carried out smoothly, and which will await finalization in the following year? We asked him about this during the Public Health Congress.
On December 20, the Health Ministry published Poland's first National List of Critical Medicines, which includes 301 active substances. An additional 63 items appeared on it compared to the draft.
On December 19, 2024, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda signed the Law of December 6, 2024, amending the Law on publicly financed health care services.
The President has signed into law a bill to amend regulations on the Medical Center for Postgraduate Education.
Representatives of the Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology met with Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna. During the meeting, important issues related to the functioning of pediatric oncology and hematology in Poland were discussed, including the project to establish a National...
In January 2025. Poland will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary. The watchword of the Polish presidency will be security - in various dimensions, including health. The main health priorities are the mental health of children and young people, prevention and...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Organizational Standard of Perinatal Care has been submitted for consultation.
- We currently have three fully free vaccinations reimbursed for seniors. These are flu vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination and, of course, COVID-19. One would like to see more free vaccinations on the list, because after the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a surge in this part of the pharmaceutical...
31 new therapies are included in the draft list of reimbursed drugs that will take effect in the new year. As we reported in recent weeks, rivaroxaban will be reimbursed in new indications. This is good news for patients with atrial fibrillation. The price of the cheapest substitute will be...
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. Sixteen professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
American Heart of Poland (backed by Gruppo San Donato Italy and GKSD Investment Holding), which operates in the public healthcare system, on December 12, 2024 finalized the acquisition of control of the Scanmed Group, which includes more than 30 medical facilities, including: 4 multi-specialty...
The "Conscious Safe Me" package, investments from the National Recovery Plan, easier access to services and medicines, digitization of health care and the hospital reform project - these are what the health ministry boasts about in its summary of the year.
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. 2 professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
The Polish parliament has passed a law that expands doctors' authority to issue prescriptions for free drugs for patients 65 and older and for children under 18. The new legislation fulfills a long-standing demand of the Medical Council and allows all doctors, regardless of where they work and...
Theoretically, the financial schedule of the National Health Fund for 2025 should have been known months ago. Meanwhile, the discussion between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance on the matter is ongoing. The lack of a plan means that hospitals are unable to plan their 2025...
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