Ogólnopolski Związek Świadczeniodawców Wentylacji Mechanicznej informuje, że z dniem 12 maja br. świadczeniodawcy zrzeszeni w Związku wstrzymują przyjęcia nowych, dorosłych pacjentów kierowanych przez szpitale do opieki długoterminowej domowej.
Individuals referred for involuntary psychiatric observation who are not admitted to the hospital are often left to fend for themselves - without resources, documents or the ability to return home safely. The Ombudsman is calling on the Health Ministry to take urgent systemic action.
Zastanawiam się, czy budowanie pomyślności gospodarczej Polski będzie polegało na tym, że najbogatsi będą płacili mniejsze składki na ochronę zdrowia i ta ochrona będzie ograniczana, chociaż płacili będą na nią ci najubożsi? A i tak jej nie będzie w wystarczającym stopniu, bo spadną nakłady na...
Reforming the structure and organization of hospital treatment is the first step and a tool to achieve the goal. That goal is for the state to take back responsibility for medical services, for the procurement of medical services throughout the country," said Jakub Szulc, vice president of the...
With the needs of young oncology patients in Poland in mind, new guidelines have been created for the AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) population, i.e. those aged 15-39. This Polish adaptation of the NCCN recommendations was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor Jan Styczynski with the...
The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handed out nomination acts to academic teachers and employees of science and the arts. Twenty-seven professorial appointments were given to health-related individuals.
The Senate passed without amendments a bill lowering the health premium for entrepreneurs. This means that at the moment the decision is up to the president. Andrzej Duda can sign it, veto it or refer it to the Constitutional Court. Statements by the president's associates suggest that the...
In an era of increasing chronic diseases, the health care system is increasingly changing its face. Treatment is becoming as important as prevention. Therefore, a new profession - prevention - has been established to play a key role in improving the health of society. Its meaning, tasks and...
The Health Ministry plans to introduce a new model of comprehensive specialized care for patients with endometriosis into the system of guaranteed services. The changes will be contained in a draft regulation amending the current regulations for hospital treatment.
Los ustawy, obniżającej składkę zdrowotną dla przedsiębiorców, w tym tygodniu jest w rękach senatorów. We wtorek po południu nad przepisami pochylą się senackie komisje, izba wyższa musi podjąć decyzję nad rozpoczynającym się w środę dwudniowym posiedzeniu. Do Senatu trafiły apele o odrzucenie...
Maciej Krawczyk, MD, former president of the National Council of Physiotherapists, has been appointed the new national consultant in physiotherapy.National consultants are appointed by the Minister of Health from among specialists in particular fields:Medicine,pharmacy,Other fields that are...
The National Health Fund is reporting a new phishing campaign in which cybercriminals are impersonating medical services provided by the e-Health Center. Their goal is to phish for personal information and login credentials of health care workers. Fake e-mails and text messages direct to sites...
April 10 this year. Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna appointed a new national consultant in pediatric surgery. She has been appointed Prof. Beata Jurkiewicz, MD, CMKP, a specialist in pediatric surgery and urology. She replaced Prof. Janusz Bohosiewicz.
The Health Ministry has submitted for consultation a draft regulation aimed at improving the comprehensiveness of nursing and care services in long-term care. The proposed changes aim to increase the ability to provide patients with a wider range of services - from hospitalization to specialized...
The subsidy from the state budget to the NFZ will have to be higher by about PLN 17 billion than what was planned, according to information coming from the Health Ministry. Some of the additional funds have already been transferred - Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski confirmed in an interview...
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Polish pharmacies are increasingly encountering prescriptions issued by Ukrainian doctors. The Main Pharmaceutical Inspectorate reminds that under current law, a pharmacy is obliged to fill such a prescription - as long as it meets certain conditions. What...
The government did not approve the hospital reform bill on Tuesday. Officially, the reason was not given. The bill is to be taken up again by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers.
The inspection of vaccination cards, which began in early April, is scheduled to last until June, although its completion may be delayed in some, the largest, cities. - The mere announcement of the inspection has already caused vaccination centers to report higher numbers of unvaccinated...
The OZZL Residents' Agreement has sharply criticized the reduction in the health premium that the Sejm voted through. In an open letter, they appeal to the President of the Republic of Poland to refer the bill for reconsideration, pointing to the dangerous financial consequences and the risk of...
The Health Ministry will address hospitals and remind them of the differences between the right to visitation and the right to extra nursing care. This is the result of a petition signed by more than 57,000 people to uphold the right of parents to be with their child in the ICU.
The parliament has passed a reduction in health premiums for entrepreneurs starting January 1, 2026. Contrary to the public declaration, Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna voted with the government's majority, namely the KO and Third Way clubs. The lion's share of Law and Justice, the Left and...
Excess of realized home-based long-term care nursing services is paid at 50 percent. - This is the maximum we can give. This is not due to malice," assured Deputy Health Minister Jerzy Szafranowicz during Wednesday's meeting of the Health Committee.
Diagnostyka S.A. is expanding its operations in the diagnostic imaging segment. The company has acquired a majority stake (51%) in Eurodiagnostic, a company specializing in mobile computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and X-ray laboratories. The transaction was valued at PLN 23...
In Friday's voting block, the Diet is expected to take a position on the law, lowering health premiums for entrepreneurs. Contrary to the voices of experts, against the position of Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna and the Left Club, the leaders of KO and Third Way intend to try to push through...
National consultants, clinicians and experts are calling for the introduction of an assessment of the presence of signals that may indicate autism spectrum disorders into a two-year-old's health balance sheet, since only early initiation of therapy can bring the expected results. There is also a...
Prehabilitation is the process of preparing a patient for treatment. More and more centers in Poland are implementing this model of care, recognizing its positive impact on surgical and oncological treatment outcomes. Dr. Beata Jagielska, director of the National Cancer Institute, talks about the...
The Parliamentary Health Committee approved the government's bill on the National Cardiac Network on Tuesday. Law and Justice (PiS) deputies had proposed that KSK services be financed from the state budget rather than by the National Health Fund, but this did not win majority support.
"My Health" is a new preventive program aimed at patients over the age of 20, which will be available through the National Health Service from May 2025. At primary care clinics, after completing a questionnaire on their health and lifestyle, patients will be able to take blood tests and discuss...
The idea of lowering the health premium raises serious concerns in the medical community. According to doctors, such a solution could lead to the weakening of the health care system, longer queues to specialists and a decline in the quality of medical services. - Looking for savings in health...
It is not nurses and midwives who decide on hospital budgets, financial policy or health care organization! - The Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives is reacting to what was said at a meeting of a panel on local government hospitals.
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