In less than four years of operation, the "Prevention 40 Plus" program has benefited more than 4 million people. The Health Ministry spent about PLN 9 million on promoting the program in the media, in the first two years. On Thursday, the Sejm discussed prevention programs aimed at adults.
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the procedure for dealing with entries, changes and deletions from the register of paramedics has been submitted for consultation.
The Ministry of Health has announced an extension of the pilot program in mental health centers until the end of 2025. The change is necessary due to the need to prepare a mechanism for completing the program and ensuring the financial liquidity of treatment entities. A draft regulation on the...
"Leukemia treatment in Poland is currently at a very good international level. The clinical trials we are proposing as part of PALG aim to further improve the outcome of our patients," - says Professor Sebastian Giebel, chairman of the Polish Adult Leukemia Treatment Group.
What new rates of basic salary will apply in medical entities operating in the form of a budgetary unit? A draft regulation has been submitted for consultation, which adjusts salaries to the amount of the minimum wage and the salary increase index in the state budget sphere.
HIV testing has become a guaranteed benefit in primary health care. Thanks to a Health Ministry decree, PCPs can already order these tests for patients as part of the "My Health - Adult Health Balance" program. It's a change that has the potential to improve infection detection and curb the HIV...
The President's decision is not a surprise, to the contrary - it was signaled even during parliamentary work. Consultations on the issue continued until the end, as late as Monday the president discussed the law during a meeting of the Social Dialogue Council held at the Presidential Palace.
President Andrzej Duda has invited representatives of the Social Dialogue Council to the Presidential Palace to discuss the controversial law lowering the health contribution for entrepreneurs. As he stressed, he wants to know the position of social partners before deciding whether to sign the...
Representatives of trade unions and employers' organizations, working within the Trilateral Team for Health Care, have issued an appeal to Health Minister Izabela Leszczyny and Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski to ensure stable conditions for the functioning of the Agency for Health Technology...
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...
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