Starting September 1, 2024, the free HPV vaccination program will be extended to children from age 9 to age 14, the Health Ministry says. - We should include this vaccination as early as possible," Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski, Chief Sanitary Inspector, stressed in an interview with Medexpress.
The plan has been adopted, but will it be implemented?
Rewarding rather than punishing, according to healthcare providers of the Healthcare Employers' Alliance, should guide quality indicators in healthcare.
On August 24, 2024, the Central e-Registration (CeR) pilot regulation comes into force. The project aims to test a new functionality in the Polish health care system, allowing patients easier access to selected medical services.
Consultations on a draft amendment to the Law on Health Services, in which the Health Ministry has included proposals for changes to hospitals, including, in particular, the operation of the hospital network and the rules for qualifying for the security system, will continue until August 30.
First an amendment to the e-DILO regulations, then a larger amendment to the National Cancer Network Act. This is probably how the MZ wants to improve the NSO. In late August or early September, we are expected to learn the assumptions of the draft amendments, which were briefly presented at the...
The pilot program for mental health centers ends on December 31, 2024. As announced by the Ministry of Health, the model of community psychiatric care is to be implemented nationwide as of July 1, 2025. However, to date, key legislation has not been drafted to fully implement the model. As a...
We don't have enough specialists in oncology, although it's hard to talk about a collapse yet. A much bigger problem is that few young doctors decide to choose this specialty, for a large part of those who initially make such a decision withdraw. The reason? The enormity of the work that...
The OZZL Residents' Agreement has sent a letter to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with recommendations on medical education standards.
Will the government decide to significantly reduce the health premium? Ryszard Petru, MP for Poland 2050, stressed in an interview with RMF FM on Tuesday that there is a coalition arrangement on the issue, but there still needs to be a "deal." The closest opportunity for this is expected to be on...
President of the Supreme Medical Council Lukasz Jankowski met with Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar. The conversation concerned the "higher good clause."
Despite fears of an economic slowdown, Poland's private healthcare market is growing rapidly. According to the report "Private healthcare market in Poland 2024" from PMR Market Experts, spending on private medical services in 2023 increased by PLN 4.5 billion. What are the reasons for this growth?
Health care is one of the leading themes of the presidency. Here are some key initiatives:Geriatric care: the Law on Special Geriatric Care stipulates that 75+ Centers will be established to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for seniors, including rehabilitation. More than 300 such...
The Health Minister's draft regulation on health care quality indicators, which affects more than 27,000 health care providers, went out for public consultation on Friday. The consultation will last ten days.
Skontrolowane szpitale w województwie lubelskim podejmowały w latach 2021-2023 działania zmierzające do zwiększenia dostępności i jakości udzielanych świadczeń zdrowotnych poprzez pozyskanie nowoczesnego sprzętu i aparatury medycznej - co wykazała kontrola NIK?
The Ombudsman for Human Rights (Ombudsman) has taken up the case of a Polish citizen, a person in crisis of homelessness, whose health deteriorated during his stay in Germany. The man lost consciousness and underwent intensive care and surgical treatment in a Berlin hospital. Due to the language...
In 2023, public and private spending on health care in Poland amounted to PLN 241.6 billion, or 7.1 percent of GDP, according to the Central Statistical Office. Compared to 2022, total spending increased by more than 23 percent, with this growth generated by public spending, as private spending...
The Central Statistical Office has published a report on the life expectancy of Poles and listed the main causes of death.
Banning the sale of not only nicotine products, but also nicotine-free products to people under 18 is Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna's idea of solving the problem of "disposables." - We are going to the Sejm with such a bill in September," she announces.
In 2023, the average life expectancy for men in Poland will be 74.7 years, while for women it will be 82 years, according to a CSO report released Tuesday.
Dr., UMP Professor Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska has been dismissed from her position as director of the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation.
The National Cancer Strategy was a good initiative because it is a multi-year effort with very ambitious and very good established goals, Deputy Health Minister Marek Kos said during Thursday's Health Committee meeting on the NSO implementation report.
The health contribution is calculated slightly differently depending on the form of taxation, but it is one of the expenses that all entrepreneurs regularly incur. The government has declared that the current way of calculating it must change. Find out what the ruling parties are proposing.
The list is valid from July 26, 2024 to July 26, 2026. Which centers have qualified for the network and until when can protests be filed?
The RPO transmits to the Prime Minister the demands of experts and social organizations on the measures the state should take to reduce the social effects of addiction to nicotine products
Lukasz Pietrzak has been appointed Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The appointment was handed over by the Minister of Health. - Lukasz Pietrzak will be a fantastic Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector," Izabela Leszczyna assured a few days ago. Pietrzak has a master's...
Rozpoczęło się ostatnie przed przerwą wakacyjną posiedzenie Sejmu. Z punktu widzenia systemu ochrony zdrowia nie zapadną na nim żadne ważkie decyzje. Nie będzie, przede wszystkim, rozstrzygnięcia dalszych losów obywatelskiego projektu nowelizacji ustawy o wynagrodzeniach minimalnych pracowników...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council, after reviewing the draft law on amendments to the Law on State Emergency Medical Services and certain other laws, sends comments to Deputy Minister Mark Kos.
The National Chamber of Physiotherapists strongly opposes the proposed changes to outpatient and home physiotherapy. According to KRF President Dr. Tomasz Dybek, the changes proposed in the draft Order of the President of the National Health Fund may limit the availability of physiotherapy...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Pilot Program in Mental Health Centers has been submitted for consultation.
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