In a nutshell. Medexpress news digest - 24.05.2023.

Nurses from across the country protested in front of the Parliament yesterday. They demanded, among other things, equalization of salaries and recognition of earned qualifications. The protesters marched to the Submission Office of the Polish Parliament, where they submitted their own draft amendment to the law on their profession. We write more about the protest here:

Maintaining professional independence, fighting for respect for employment norms, health leave and creating a channel of communication. These are the goals of Mariola Lodzinska, who is about to begin her term as president of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives. She will replace the previous chairwoman, Zofia Malas, in the post.

The latest Health Care Financing Monitor, presented on Tuesday, leaves no doubt: without a change in the financing system, the law's goals of 7 percent of GDP for health, even in the version in which the percentage of spending is counted against GDP two years ago, are unattainable. According to the latest data, the health financing outlook, taking into account the latest changes to the National Health Service's financial plan and those that have not yet taken effect, is 5.07 percent of this year's GDP - less than the March Monitor predicted. According to the statutory methodology, this means 6.65 percent of GDP - higher than the prediction of the previous edition of the report. This year's minimum, as stipulated in the law, is 6 percent of GDP. However, based on currently available macroeconomic data - about 11 billion in state budget subsidies will be needed to reach the statutory target of 6.2 percent of 2022 GDP.

Today only, users can still vote for a new feature of the myIKP app. They can choose between options such as AED defibrillator map, EHIC in the form of an electronic certificate and e-prescription expiration date. The feature chosen by users will be implemented by the eHealth Center first.