- Public spending on health care was about 70 billion in 2015. In 2023, PLN 170 billion is planned. The methodology for calculating the share of outlays on health care was determined by agreement, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said, referring to calculations by the Federation of Polish...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on conditions of remuneration for work of employees of medical entities operating in the form of a budgetary unit has been submitted for consultation.
What are the most important challenges facing otolaryngology in the coming years and international activities, we talk to Prof. Dr. o zdr. Piotr Skarzynski - otorhinolaryngologist, audiologist and phoniatrist, director of science and development from the Sensory Organs Institute, president-elect...
1532 charges have been heard against a 38-year-old dentist from Nidzica. The woman, by showing in the records of more than 500 patients dental services that she did not actually perform, caused losses of more than PLN 278,000 to the detriment of the National Health Fund. She faces a penalty of up...
- Poland has more than 20 million people over the age of 40. The 1.75 million people taking advantage of the Prevention 40+ program is still not a satisfactory result," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski at a conference to mark World Health Day. The minister arrived at the conference as part...
A conversation with Aleksandra Łacko, MD, from the Department of Oncology at the Wrocław University of Medical Sciences
The Law on Health Care and Patient Safety did not cover entities providing health care services to persons deprived of liberty. The Ombudsman therefore has concerns about equal treatment, the right to health care and equal access to publicly funded health care services
Prof. Jaroslaw Peregud-Pogorzelski, president of the Polish Pediatric Society, has been appointed the new national consultant in pediatrics.Professor Jaroslaw Peregud-Pogorzelski is a graduate of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, a specialist in pediatrics, pediatric hematology and...
MP Hanna Gill-Piątek is inquiring about the operation of dentobuses. In an interpellation addressed to the Minister of Health, she raises issues such as the real impact of the operation on children's health, the number of people using the mobile dental clinics and the total cost of the project.
The Coalition "To Help the Dependent" has received with concern information on the proposal to give new powers to the Government's Strategic Reserve Agency (RARS) to purchase rehabilitation, nursing and assistive equipment, as well as to operate rental stores.
The Residents' Agreement is preparing a petition to President Andrzej Duda to veto the "Law on Quality in Health Care and Patient Safety." - We have been trying to fix this law, but it has met with firm resistance from the authors," comments Sebastian Goncerz, chairman of the Residents' Agreement.
The health ministry reported data for the period from March 30 to April 5: We have 7,797 (including 1,804 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces:Mazovia (1,449),lubelski (653),Malopolska (573),West Pomerania (568),Silesia (565),wielkopolskie (501),Lodz...
In a county with a population of less than 40,000, the county board will be able to designate a pharmacy to be on duty at night and on holidays. The duty of one such pharmacy will be financed by the National Health Service. What about counties with larger populations?
- We want to introduce a support benefit for people with disabilities, regardless of age and income. It's up to PLN 3176.88 for those who have the greatest difficulty functioning independently, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced. Caregivers of people with disabilities will be able to...
An interview with Milena Stasiak, president of the Polish Association of Speech Therapists.
The first patient in the National Cardiology Network (NCCN) in Lodz region was admitted today. A patient with multivessel coronary artery disease presented to the network's level I outpatient clinic, the MCM K. Jonscher Cardiology Clinic, to Dr. G. Czuba-Grada with a new unusual symptom from the...
Already within the next month, the Health Ministry wants to introduce a regulation that will restrict the activities of so-called "prescribers." It is likely that certain groups of drugs will not be allowed to be prescribed in this way. Doctors will also be subject to limits on their prescriptions.
- The policy towards the oldest generation is not only the 13th and 14th pensions. It's also measures to activate seniors," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during a conference related to the payment of 13th pensions. The head of the Council of Ministers recalled that outlays on health care...
Minister zdrowia Adam Niedzielski poinformował podczas konferencji w Gdańsku, że resort zdrowia rekomenduje piątą dawkę szczepionki przeciw COVID-19. Poinformował też, kto otrzyma ją w pierwszej kolejności.
- Piloting comprehensive care for patients with early arthritis will help ensure coordinated care, secure the consultation of necessary specialists and facilitate safe management in the system, Prof. Brygida Kwiatkowska, national consultant in rheumatology, head of the Early Arthritis Clinic,...
The Upper House granted the Health Committee's request and rejected the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Act on Thursday. Fifty senators voted in favor of the veto, 44 were against, and one abstained. The bill will now go to the Diet, whose session is scheduled for April 12-14.
On March 30, the Senate rejected the Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Act. 50 senators supported the position, 44 opposed and 1 abstained.
The main goal of the new legislation is to ensure that every patient, regardless of where they live, has equal access to coordinated and comprehensive oncology care.
Opublikowane dzisiaj na stronach Rządowego Centrum Legislacji rozporządzenie, zakłada przedłużenie stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego do 30 kwietnia br.
The health ministry reported the latest data for the period from March 23 to 29: We have 12,538 (including 3,060 reinfections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: Mazovia (2253), Silesia (1041), Malopolska (939), lubelski (902), Greater Poland (901), Lower Silesia (827),...
- At the moment, the financing of the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology is done through loans from parabanks, but the essence and purpose of the change we are making is to switch the financing to an arranged relationship with BGK," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, referring to press...
- What's important about community care centers is that not only children are treated here, but entire families. This is another possibility that is important especially in large cities," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski at the opening of the Mental Health Center for Children and Adolescents...
Iwona Schymalla's guest is MP Barbara Dziuk, one of the most active people in politics in the area of health.
"Angels of Prematurity" went to people who have made special contributions to improving the care of premature babies and spreading awareness of the smallest of the young. Among those honored by the Coalition for Prematurity were our editorial colleagues: Iwona Schymalla and Edyta Hetmanowska.
Znów odnotowujemy wzrost chorych pacjentów z COVID-19 w poradniach, mówią specjaliści medycyny rodzinnej, przypominając o możliwości szczepień ochronnych.
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