Prime Minister Donald Tusk has signed the appointment of Katarzyna Kacperczyk as Deputy Health Minister. Previously, she was undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2013-2016.
- The minister wanted to hear from us what the biggest challenges are in adult and child and adolescent psychiatry," said Prof. Piotr Galecki, national consultant in psychiatry, who along with Dr. Aleksandra Lewandowska, national consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, attended the meeting...
- The bill on the morning-after pill will be sent to the Diet. We are talking about over-the-counter access for people 15 and older. Under the age of 15, a prescription will be required. It is about one specific, mentioned in the bill," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference after...
Regulation of the responsibilities of non-medical employees.
"I have taken the decision to urgently establish a helpline for Polish Army soldiers at the Ministry of Defense. There will be assistance, advice and comprehensive support, including psychological support for those who will need it. Such action is extremely important to me," Deputy Prime Minister...
- The profession of psychologist is a profession of public trust and should finally be properly regulated! - said Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy, after a meeting with representatives of the All-Poland Professional Association of Psychologists. She added...
The European Commission is proposing more time for companies to apply the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR). It is also proposing measures to increase transparency in the medical device sector, including by speeding up the launch of some elements of the European medical device...
Posłowie pytają, ministrowie odpowiadają. Po Exposé Donalda Tuska, na pytania posłów z zakresu działania Ministerstwa Zdrowia odpowiada szefowa resortu. Poseł Czesław Hoc pyta o losy obywatelskiego projektu ustawy o podwyżkach dla pielęgniarek. Pyta też o podwyżki dla innych grup zawodowych.
– Procedowana będzie zmiana w prawie farmaceutycznym, dotycząca tzw. antykoncepcji awaryjnej. Będzie to dotyczyło jednej substancji, która nie ma charakteru wczesnoporonnego, co było istotne dla mojego środowiska – powiedział w programie „Sygnały Dnia” na antenie Polskiego Radia wicepremier...
In Poland, there is a presumption of a deceased person's consent to the donation of their cells, tissues and organs. Given the accepted practice of talking to the family of a deceased person, it might be advisable - given the low public awareness of transplantation - to legally regulate the...
Continuous attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine leave the country unable to provide citizens with efficient access to medical services. This is especially true for localities close to the front line - which is why six months ago the Polish Medical Mission, in cooperation with FRIDA Ukraine,...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Pilot Program in Mental Health Centers has been submitted for consultation.
A multidisciplinary team of specialists from the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Gdansk saved the life of 6-year-old Alexander. The absolute havoc in the boy's respiratory system was most likely caused by a fungal infection. His condition was so serious and complicated...
Worldwide, the number of new cases increased by 4 percent in the 28-day period from December 11, 2023 to January 7, 2024, compared to the previous 28-day period. It amounted to more than 1.1 million new cases, the World Health Organization reports. The number of deaths, on the other hand, fell by...
Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV), as part of the universal vaccination program, is recommended for both girls and boys in their 12th and 12th years, the National Health Fund headquarters reminds. Cervical Cancer Awareness Week is underway.
What about the patients?
The National Health Fund has issued a communication to pharmacy operators on on-call duty. It is about the work of pharmacies at night and on holidays. On-call work is financed by public funds.
The issue is the reimbursement of defense attorney's fees to a doctor acquitted after "disciplinary action."
- "Pressing" this obligation on physiotherapists is absurd," says KRF President Dr. Tomasz Dybek. Bureaucracy will push the patient into the background?
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Wieslaw Lesniakiewicz has signed an agreement with the Mountain Voluntary Rescue Service to provide rescue preparedness in southern Poland for the implementation of mountain rescue tasks. The agreement amounts to PLN 19.95 million.
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