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MEN will change support system for students with ADHD and other disorders

Obtaining a special education certificate for students with ADHD involves many problems. The Ombudsman has received a request regarding difficulties in this regard and has asked the Ministry of Education for clarification.

Aug. 7, 2024
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Recommended changes to the standards of medical education

The OZZL Residents' Agreement has sent a letter to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with recommendations on medical education standards.

Aug. 7, 2024
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Today, hemophilia is not a sentence - patient story

- I am safe. I live and act as if I don't have this disease," says Wojciech Mościbrodzki, a patient with hemophilia A.

Aug. 7, 2024
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Rescue census: What's the score?

The Organizing Committee of the Medical Rescuers' Self-Government has reported the number of census takers 21 days after the census was launched. Taking part in the census will enable later activity related to the election of the bodies of the future paramedic self-government.To date, 3135...

Aug. 7, 2024
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Malgorzata Solecka: What about the premium?

Will the government decide to significantly reduce the health premium? Ryszard Petru, MP for Poland 2050, stressed in an interview with RMF FM on Tuesday that there is a coalition arrangement on the issue, but there still needs to be a "deal." The closest opportunity for this is expected to be on...

Aug. 6, 2024
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Ipsen Poland has a new general manager

Ipsen, a global biopharmaceutical company specializing in providing innovative solutions in oncology, rare diseases and neurology, appointed Arkadiusz Budzinski as CEO of Ipsen Poland sp. z o.o. in March.Arkadiusz Budzinski, a graduate of the Faculty of Management at the EU in Poznan and...

Aug. 6, 2024
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Higher Goods Clause: Work on legislation will be completed in September

President of the Supreme Medical Council Lukasz Jankowski met with Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar. The conversation concerned the "higher good clause."

Aug. 6, 2024
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Record spending on private medical services

Despite fears of an economic slowdown, Poland's private healthcare market is growing rapidly. According to the report "Private healthcare market in Poland 2024" from PMR Market Experts, spending on private medical services in 2023 increased by PLN 4.5 billion. What are the reasons for this growth?

Aug. 5, 2024
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President Andrzej Duda sums up the fourth year of his second term. What about health care?

Health care is one of the leading themes of the presidency. Here are some key initiatives:Geriatric care: the Law on Special Geriatric Care stipulates that 75+ Centers will be established to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for seniors, including rehabilitation. More than 300 such...

Aug. 5, 2024
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A little black during pregnancy, or how much coffee to drink so as not to harm yourself and the baby?

Zuzanna Ciopalska, a graduate in dietetics from the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, decided to take a look at the "coffee" habits of pregnant and breastfeeding women. She checked how often and how much coffee they consume, as well as their awareness of caffeine's impact on the baby's...

Aug. 5, 2024
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29 specific indicators to measure the quality of health care

The Health Minister's draft regulation on health care quality indicators, which affects more than 27,000 health care providers, went out for public consultation on Friday. The consultation will last ten days.

Aug. 5, 2024
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NIK o gospodarowaniu sprzętem medycznym w Lubelskiem

Skontrolowane szpitale w województwie lubelskim podejmowały w latach 2021-2023 działania zmierzające do zwiększenia dostępności i jakości udzielanych świadczeń zdrowotnych poprzez pozyskanie nowoczesnego sprzętu i aparatury medycznej - co wykazała kontrola NIK?

Aug. 5, 2024
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Stop Friedreich's Ataxia

Until recently, there was no drug for Friedreich's Ataxia. And this rare disease plants most affected people in a wheelchair within 10-20 years. And shortens their lives so that few celebrate their 40th birthday. Until finally a therapy appeared, and with it hope for patients. Also in Poland.

Aug. 5, 2024
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Nurses: Common employment standards for all health professions raise concerns

Representatives of the Supreme Council of Nurses and Midwives and the National Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives met with representatives of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund.

Aug. 5, 2024
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Medical event compensation fund: patient interest is growing

Patients are eager to use the Medical Event Compensation Fund, as evidenced by the growing number of applications and benefits awarded. The Patient Ombudsman, Bartlomiej Chmielowiec, has already issued 35 decisions on granting benefits from the Fund, which is very popular among patients.

Aug. 5, 2024
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Quality monitoring in health care: Proposals for new regulations

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on Health Care Quality Indicators has been submitted for consultation.

Aug. 5, 2024
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More money for wage subsidies for employees with disabilities

The purpose of the draft law amending the Law on Professional and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities is to increase the monthly subsidy for the salary of a disabled employee financed by the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PFRON). Changes...

Aug. 2, 2024
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Annual prescription - new dosage regimens

As of August 1, in order to issue an annual prescription, an authorized person must enter details of the drug's dosage and duration of use into the cabinet system. The new regulations require the following data:Period of use of the drugAmount and unit of drug dosageFrequency of...

Aug. 2, 2024
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People in homelessness crisis and the right to health care services. Ombudsman intervenes

The Ombudsman for Human Rights (Ombudsman) has taken up the case of a Polish citizen, a person in crisis of homelessness, whose health deteriorated during his stay in Germany. The man lost consciousness and underwent intensive care and surgical treatment in a Berlin hospital. Due to the language...

Aug. 1, 2024
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Census of rescuers - latest data

It only takes 4 steps to join the roster.

Aug. 1, 2024
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CSO: Record health spending.

In 2023, public and private spending on health care in Poland amounted to PLN 241.6 billion, or 7.1 percent of GDP, according to the Central Statistical Office. Compared to 2022, total spending increased by more than 23 percent, with this growth generated by public spending, as private spending...

July 31, 2024