The Health and Public Finance Committees approved the NFZ's activity reports, including the financial statements for 2024. The Fund's loss last year amounted to more than PLN 7.7 billion - and was fully covered by the reserve fund. Expenditures for free medicines and services performed over the...
The unknown makes a person afraid, and therefore you are afraid of health education," Deputy Minister of National Education Katarzyna Lubnauer said to Law and Justice (PiS) deputies in the Sejm on Thursday.
Lekarze rodzinni alarmowali, że od października zabraknie środków na finansowanie pracy koordynatorów w podstawowej opiece zdrowotnej. NFZ uspokaja – zadania koordynatora są finansowane od 2021 r. i nic się w tym zakresie nie zmienia. Co więcej, od października 2025 r. poszerzy się grupa...
The National Health Fund's budget next year will lack at least PLN 23 billion to cover the cost of services, the authors of the latest edition of the Health Care Financing Monitor point out."
An order on the terms of reference of Undersecretaries of State and the Director General at the Ministry of Health has been published in the Official Gazette of the Ministry of Health. The document precisely defines the division of duties in the leadership of the ministry and indicates which...
Each additional hour a child spends outdoors means a 2 percent lower risk of developing myopia," stresses Wojciech Hautz, MD, professor of IPCZD, Department of Ophthalmology, Institute "Pomnik - Children's Health Center" in Warsaw. The expert explains why this defect is developing at such a fast...
Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda has handed out appointments to new deputy health ministers. The positions were assumed by Katarzyna Kęcka, MD, PhD, and Tomasz Maciejewski, MD, PhD.
Wider access to sublingual immunotherapy in children with inhalant allergies can not only improve the health of the little ones, but also significantly ease the burden on families. As Hubert Godziątkowski points out, effective treatment means not only fewer symptoms and doctor visits, but above...
- Children with hemophilia absolutely deserve the best care, care that is in line with standards, says Dr. n. ekon. Malgorzata Galazka-Sobotka, director of the Institute for Healthcare Management at Lazarski University in Warsaw.
A veto was expected, there is a signature. Karol Nawrocki has decided, despite doubts, to sign the so-called Hospital Law, giving the Health Ministry the green light to make more decisions in the health care field. Will the ministry take advantage of this?
Starting September 1, Health Education classes will begin in Polish schools. New data from the GrowSPACE Foundation shows that more than two-thirds of the new subject's full-time positions are already filled at the beginning of September, and 1,412 municipalities are fully prepared for the new...
Former Health Minister Adam Niedzielski was attacked by two men in front of a restaurant in the center of Siedlce, RMF FM reporter Michal Dobrolowicz determined. The politician was taken to a local hospital, and his life is not in danger.
On Wednesday morning, the database systems of the National Emergency Medical Service Command Support System crashed. Thanks to emergency procedures, all calls were handled and medical rescue teams were dispatched in real time.
Federacja Porozumienie Zielonogórskie ostrzega, że we wrześniu 2025 roku wygaśnie finansowanie funkcji koordynatora opieki, bez którego model opieki koordynowanej w podstawowej opiece zdrowotnej nie przetrwa. Lekarze rodzinni, specjaliści i organizacje pacjenckie są zgodni: to rozwiązanie realnie...
There is a presidential draft amendment to the Law on Aid to Ukrainian Citizens, which, among other things, stipulates that only those with health insurance will have access to health care within the public system. Doctors may be disappointed: Karol Nawrocki wants to maintain provisions for...
In the first six months of 2025, the Social Insurance Institution recovered 150.5 million zlotys through checks on sick leave and reductions in benefits after termination of employment. It turns out that some insured people treat sick leave as an additional vacation or an opportunity to make...
President Karol Nawrocki did not sign the so-called Ukrainian law. - The NIL's actions have had an effect: the President has vetoed the amendment to the aid speculation law, stresses the Supreme Medical Chamber, which in the first half of August called for such a decision because of the inclusion...
Just before the start of the school year, the bishops reminded parents of their May appeal on health education. The Episcopate warns against "systemic depravity" and encourages people not to send their children to classes. Meanwhile, the medical community has been calling for years for the...
It is impossible to boost immunity with supplements. Instead, patients facing cancer treatment should get vaccinated, advises Dr. n. pharm. Leszek Borkowski, a clinical pharmacologist.
An announcement from the Minister of Health has been published with a list of immunizations that, starting August 25, 2025, can be performed in pharmacies and financed - in whole or in part - with public funds. The list includes as many as 11 vaccinations, including those against COVID-19,...
September is the time when children return to school and kindergarten, and for family doctors - the beginning of the annual marathon of bureaucracy. In addition to an increase in the number of infections and health balances, primary care clinics are flooded with a wave of requests for...
The Health Minister's draft regulation provides for an increase in the flat rate per beneficiary in the mental health centers pilot program - from PLN 75.74 to PLN 82.55. The change - in line with the recommendation of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification - is to take...
The government has adopted a draft amendment to the Criminal Code and the Misdemeanor Code, which is expected to increase legal protection not only for public officials, but also for doctors, nurses, mountain and water rescuers and ordinary citizens providing assistance. An attack on an...
The Health Ministry has released for consultation a draft regulation on key recommendations for cardiac care and clinical management. The regulations are intended to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease across the country, improve the quality of care and ensure equal access to...
The three union headquarters have sent a letter to President Karol Nawrocki expressing concern about the provisions of the pending presidential amendment to the Health Benefits Law, or - the Hospitality Law. In the letter they present a long list of concerns, even allegations. There is no direct...
This is only a temporary coincidence, not a causal relationship, but worth noting. At the end of last week, the media publicized a letter from the All-Polish Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives on changes to the law on minimum wages; a few days later, the health ministry announced the resignation...
Cabbage poultices "for cancer," a tincture of grated horseradish with vodka "for back pain," and depression cured by talking to a chiropractor - such advice can still be read in magazines available in Post Office outlets. Doctors alert that despite earlier protests, nothing has changed, and...
Prof. Piotr Czauderna has been appointed by President Karol Nawrocki as social advisor.
Lack of specialist doctors, delayed decisions, vague justifications, plus architectural barriers and faulty application practices - this is the system for assessing disability and determining the level of need for support in Wielkopolska. The Delegation of the Supreme Chamber of Control in Poznań...
Vacations are a time to recuperate, relax and enjoy life, and eating is an integral and highly enjoyable part of it. Unfortunately, for many people, the prospect of a vacation is associated with the fear of losing control of their diets and undoing their previous efforts. This is the trap of all-...
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