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Łukasz Jankowski

NRL president speaks of cautious hope. He is after a meeting with the new health minister

- I'm glad that our demands have been heard, and on the first day of the new minister's tenure," says Lukasz Jankowski, president of the Supreme Medical Council, after his meeting with the head of the health ministry. They discussed, among other things, the no-fault system and standards for...

Dec. 14, 2023
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Izabela Leszczyna will meet with Maciej Miłkowski. They will discuss the issue of vaccines

- All deputy health ministers have resigned. Maciej Miłkowski was responsible enough to be and is waiting to meet with me. I will want to talk to him about vaccines and the epidemic situation," new Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna told reporters. She also plans to meet with the president of the...

Dec. 13, 2023
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Izabela Leszczyna: one of my priorities is maternity care

- I will talk to everyone on whom health care depends," Izabela Leszczyna, Minister of Health in Donald Tusk's government, announced in an interview with Polsat News before the swearing-in ceremony. She cited perinatal care as one of her priorities.

Dec. 13, 2023
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Disclosure of ICU patient's personal data. Responses from the hospital, UODO and KRRiT

In connection with the disclosure of the personal data of the ICU patient and the complainant, the RPO has applied to the president of the Data Protection Authority and the director of the Regional Specialized Hospital.

Dec. 13, 2023
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Ceremony of appointment by the President of the Republic of Poland of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers

Dec. 13, 2023
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Izabela Leszczyna with a lot of credit. What are the priorities and challenges for the new health minister?

We are open and ready for cooperation," declares the head of the Regional Medical Council in Szczecin, Michal Bulsa.

Dec. 13, 2023
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There is the first EU list of critical medicinal products

The European Commission, together with the European Medicines Agency and the heads of member states' medicines agencies (HMAs), today published the first EU list of critical medicines. Today's publication follows a commitment in the Commission's Communication on tackling drug shortages in the EU...

Dec. 12, 2023
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Izabela Leszczyna will lead the Ministry of Health [COMMENTS].

As previously announced, Izabela Leszczyna will take over as Health Minister in Donald Tusk's government. We asked people involved in health care for advice for the future head of the health ministry.

Dec. 12, 2023
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Izabela Leszczyna as health minister. Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the composition of the government

After delivering his exposé, Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the composition of the new government. The health ministry, as previously announced, will be Izabela Leszczyna.

Dec. 12, 2023
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Meeting of the Diet - live

Presentation by the Prime Minister of the program of action and the composition of the Council of Ministers, together with a proposal for the election of the Council of Ministers (10-minute statements on behalf of the clubs and a five-minute statement on behalf of the circle).

Dec. 12, 2023
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Prof. Andrzej Mysliwiec president of the Polish Physiotherapy Association

During the 3rd Congress of Rehabilitation Poland, the General Assembly of the Polish Physiotherapy Association was held on December 9. A new PTF Board was elected for the term of 2023-2027. The Delegates' Assembly entrusted Prof. Andrzej Mysliwiec with the position of President of the National...

Dec. 12, 2023
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Heated discussion at the Parliamentary Health Committee. In the background, annual awards, in vitro and covid expenditure

The source of funding for the annual prizes that former Health Minister Katarzyna Sójka allocated just before leaving her post was asked by its chairman Bartosz Arłukowicz during the last meeting of the Parliamentary Health Committee. At issue was PLN 320,000 for directors of institutes under the...

Dec. 12, 2023
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January list of reimbursed drugs is here

In the first list effective in 2024, public funding was provided for 19 newmolecule-indications, including:8 molecule - oncology indications,11 molecule - non-oncology indications,10 molecule indications dedicated to rare diseases.The reimbursement notice effective January 1, 2024 (No. 73),...

Dec. 12, 2023
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Sejm: A day of two prime ministers

The Sejm did not pass a vote of confidence in the government of Mateusz Morawiecki. 190 deputies voted in favor of the vote, while 266 voted against it. Morawiecki's expose, delivered before noon, was not a program for four years, rather it turned to the past - there was no shortage of references...

Dec. 11, 2023
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Vaccines are out, infections are on the rise

Vaccines against COVID-19 have run out. Patients complain that they can't book a vaccination appointment, and when such a possibility was launched - the new formulation that protects against the Kraken variant was available at few outlets, mainly located in large cities.

Dec. 11, 2023
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Meeting of the Sejm - broadcast

Dec. 11, 2023
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AOTMiT: Transparency Council meeting today

During the session, it was planned:Preparation of a position paper on assessing the appropriateness of qualifying the health care service "Pharmaceutical care" as a guaranteed benefitPreparation of an opinion on the use of hyperthermia treatment in cancer diseasesPreparation of an opinion on the...

Dec. 11, 2023
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Reimbursement: Health Ministry has not prepared a list of drugs with reduced payment for patients

As of November 1, 2023, patients should pay less at pharmacies for reimbursed drugs made in Poland or from Polish ingredients. Meanwhile, the health ministry has not published a list of drugs covered by the reduction, and it is not included in the draft announcement that will be in effect from...

Dec. 11, 2023
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Prof. Marcin Czech: Today, life for SMA patients is already much easier

An interview with Prof. Marcin Czech of the Mother and Child Institute, president of the Polish Pharmacoeconomic Society.

Dec. 11, 2023
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There is a draft January list of reimbursed drugs

The Draft Announcement of the Minister of Health on the List of Reimbursed Drugs, Foodstuffs for Special Dietary Purposes and Medical Devices, which will come into effect on January 1, 2024, has been published.

Dec. 8, 2023
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These drugs may soon be in short supply. The Health Ministry has published a list of

The OJ of the Ministry of Health published a Notice of the Minister of Health dated December 7, 2023 on the list of medicinal products, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland.

Dec. 8, 2023