We are prepared to smoothly transfer the funds necessary to implement the statutory provisions for salary increases," assured NFZ President Filip Nowak on Monday.
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law on central e-registration, one of the most important digital services in health care. As of January 1, 2026, some services will have to be registered through a central system. Patients will gain easier access to doctors and examinations, and...
The Left does not support the bill reforming hospitals, Joanna Wicha announced during the second reading. Shortly thereafter, Prime Minister Donald Tusk explained to ministers and deputy ministers that they would be required to vote in favor of the government's proposals from the "next session of...
The Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives is calling for enrollment caps in midwifery studies. Dramatically low birth rates, the closure of maternity wards and the declining number of women of childbearing age mean that excess graduates may soon fill the ranks of the unemployed.
The Minister of Health has appointed a Plenipotentiary for Cooperation with Medical Entities Supervised by the Minister of Defense. The newly created position was assumed by Prof. Jerzy Sienko, MD, affiliated with the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin.
Jolanta Sobierańska-Gerenda is the new health minister. But that's not all: in presenting the composition and plans of the new government, the prime minister announced that within days the health ministry will be completely depoliticized and entrusted to health care management professionals.
A patient with suspected cholera was hospitalized in the West Pomeranian region. Although the woman, nor her relatives, had not been abroad, a molecular test detected the presence of cholera comma. An epidemiological investigation is underway. The State Sanitary Inspectorate reassures: there is...
This is the view of the union side of the Trilateral Team for Health Care. Thursday's meeting was adjourned, and talks are expected to continue, but there is no indication that they will result in a convergence of positions.
The molecular test, twice as effective as conventional cytology in detecting precancerous cervical lesions, has been available since mid-July in a prevention program funded by the National Health Service.
On Wednesday, July 16, the Health Minister appointed a new composition of the Council. However, before this took place, the Council in its previous composition issued a positive opinion on the draft financial plan of the National Health Fund for 2026.
A new central ICT system will enable the ongoing monitoring of hospitals' resources - from the number of beds and staff, to blood or medical gas stocks. The government has passed a bill to establish a Provider Potential Register (EPS). The system is expected to become operational in 2027.
A draft regulation of the Minister of Health has been submitted for consultation, which provides for the expansion of the catalog of guaranteed services in hospital treatment. The amendment provides for the introduction of two modern and minimally invasive procedures used in the treatment of...
The Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has expressed strong opposition to the draft regulation of the Council of Ministers on the Polish Classification of Goods and Services (PKWiU), which provides for the introduction into the classification of, among other things, "services in...
The Health Ministry wants to introduce new rules to the contracts that hospitals enter into with specialists. A doctor on contract is to work a minimum of half-time at a hospital, and if he or she wants to work at another hospital, the existing employer will have to agree.
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna estimates that the Sejm could deal with an amendment to the law, toughening penalties for attacks on medics, even before its vacation. This is not out of the question, but it seems that the changes to the law will have to wait until September, however. The draft...
Introducing the subject of "health education" into schools is an important step toward fulfilling the constitutional obligation to protect children's health, the Ombudsman stresses. In a letter to Minister Barbara Nowacka, the Ombudsman asks how the Ministry of Education intends to ensure that as...
Expenditures on health care services in 2026 will exceed PLN 201 billion, half of which will be allocated to inpatient care, despite the reform announced by the Health Ministry, which aims, among other things, to invert the pyramid of services by shifting some of them to outpatient care,...
Hospitals are waiting for the law and need it, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna said during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday. The head of the health ministry made no secret of the fact that she would like to see the law proceed quickly, especially since it is, in her opinion, thoroughly...
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the law on publicly funded health care services. The aim of the reform is to rationalize and make more flexible the system of basic hospital security (PSZ), as well as to improve the efficiency of hospitals. The reform is part of the...
The Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, in cooperation with the UNICEF Office for Refugee Response in Poland, has established the country's first "BOND" Behavioral Science in Public Health Team. The initiative brings together specialists from multiple institutions with a single goal: to more effectively...
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Poland, by banning the advertising of pharmacies and pharmacy outlets, has violated EU law on the freedom to provide services. However, the Supreme Pharmaceutical Council argues that the current regulations still effectively protect the...
During Wednesday's meeting of the Presidium of the Trilateral Team for Health Care Issues, Deputy Health Minister Jerzy Szafranowicz presented proposals for the direction of changes in the law on the manner of determining the lowest basic remuneration of some employees working in medical...
W związku z publikacją Najwyższej Izby Kontroli dotyczącą działalności Agencji Oceny Technologii Medycznych i Taryfikacji w latach 2021–2024, Prezes AOTMiT wydał oświadczenie podkreślające, że większość zidentyfikowanych uchybień dotyczy poprzedniego kierownictwa, a działania naprawcze zostały...
Dr. Michal Seweryn, president of EconMed Europe, talks about what a burden hemophilia is from the perspective of patients and society and the system as a whole.
Several thousand clinics in Poland have introduced the function of a patient care coordinator. This specialist is responsible for organizing visits, monitoring test results and explaining medical recommendations. Thanks to his involvement, the treatment process becomes more transparent, faster...
Państwowa Straż Pożarna zyskała pozytywną ocenę Najwyższej Izby Kontroli za przygotowanie Specjalistycznych Grup Ratowniczych (SGR) do działań. Jednak pod tą oceną kryją się poważne zastrzeżenia: braki kadrowe, sprzętowe i szkoleniowe, które obniżają gotowość operacyjną wielu jednostek. NIK...
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD - world-renowned otolaryngologist, pioneer of deafness treatment in Poland and founder of the World Hearing Center - has been awarded the prestigious Erazm and Anna Jerzmanowski Prize of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, known as the "Polish Nobel". The...
What will the Health Ministry surprise (or perhaps not surprise at all) employees and employers with its ideas for amendments to the Minimum Wages Law? Is the Health Ministry aware of how serious changes - unfortunately, with directions that are completely divergent - are associated with the...
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna's statement raised concerns in the environment.
The Sejm passed a vote of confidence in Donald Tusk's government. It was supported by 243 deputies, 210 were against, and no one abstained. Seven Law and Justice (PiS) deputies, including President Jaroslaw Kaczynski, did not take part in the vote. Health care topics were not central in the...
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