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Night and holiday healthcare: More time to adapt EDs to new regulations

The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health Amending the Regulation on the Hospital Emergency Department has been submitted for consultation.

Nov. 28, 2023
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Leaked medical data. There is a statement from the laboratory network

"The case is being treated with the highest priority and seriousness. The Company's main objective is to clarify the incident in cooperation with authorized public institutions," reads a communiqué published by the ALAB laboratory network. At issue is the leak of data on patient test results.

Nov. 28, 2023
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Coffee and Health: Struggling with the autumn chill? Support yourself with coffee!

Fatigue, lack of motivation to act, problems with concentration and a general drop in mood are for many a sign that autumn has settled in for good. Days are getting shorter, and the weather outside the window does not encourage walks in the fresh air. It is then worthwhile to reach for natural...

Nov. 28, 2023
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The new health minister is Ewa Krajewska

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's third government was sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Monday. According to parliamentary arithmetic, it will complete its mission in two weeks at the latest, failing to win a vote of confidence.

Nov. 27, 2023
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No more ointments for as much as 200k each. The prescription drug market will be regulated

NFZ inspections confirm that irregularities are occurring in the prescription drug market. Some cases are already being dealt with by law enforcement agencies. The Ministry of Health has also noticed this phenomenon, so it has decided to regulate the prescription drug market. It turns out that it...

Nov. 27, 2023
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Nov. 27, 2023
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WIM General, Functional and Oncology Urology Clinic opened after renovation

The grand opening of the modernized Department of General, Functional and Oncological Urology at WIM-PIB took place last Thursday. The total cost of the renovation was more than 27 million zlotys.

Nov. 27, 2023
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More women can get cytology and mammography starting in November. Attendance success is not there, however

- In the case of preventive examinations, mammography and cytology, we are again dealing with dualism very characteristic of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund. The assumptions are good, but they don't stand up to a clash with reality," says the president of the Regional Medical...

Nov. 27, 2023
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Huge leak of medical data. Hackers published the results of tests of 50,000 patients.

The results of medical tests of tens of thousands of Polish women and men have been exposed by hackers, reports trustanatrzeciastrona.pl. Hackers broke into the website of one of Poland's largest medical laboratory networks.

Nov. 27, 2023
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Disturbing results of NIK audit. Medical waste out of control

The Supreme Audit Office negatively assessed the handling of infectious medical waste, including that generated in connection with COVID-19, in 2019-2022 (Q1). During the audit period, it was stored, received and managed in contravention of regulations. Neither hospitals nor public administration...

Nov. 24, 2023
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Znamy skład nowej kadencji PKA. Członków powołał Minister Edukacji i Nauki

Ks. dr hab. Tadeusz Stanisławski pozostanie w VII kadencji przewodniczącym Polskiej Komisji Akredytacyjnej. Minister Edukacji i Nauki powołał skład PKA na lata 2024-2027. Sprawdzamy, jacy naukowcy związani z medycyną zasiądą w Komisji.

Nov. 24, 2023
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Minister of Health granted accreditations for three hospitals and one POZ entity

The Quality Monitoring Center announces the accreditation of more health care facilities:. The highlighted units are:AUTONOMOUS COMPLEX OF PUBLIC OPEN-HEALTH TREATMENT FACILITIES WARSAW - OCHOTAHoly Spirit Specialized Hospital in Sandomierz in the field of Hospital activitiesUNIVERSITY CLINICAL...

Nov. 24, 2023
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Movement is the most important medicine for old age. There is no upper age limit for physical activity

- Physiotherapists are at least as important as the drugs we prescribe to patients. Elderly patients should be rehabilitated at every possible moment," said Prof. Tomasz Kostka, president of the Polish Society of Sports Medicine and vice-rector for education at the Medical University of Lodz...

Nov. 24, 2023
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MPC: More experts on the Medical Event Compensation Fund Benefits Team.

The Patient Ombudsman has appointed more experts to the Medical Event Compensation Fund Benefits Team. The group already includes nearly 70 people. A questionnaire has also been launched on the Ombudsman's website to help check whether compensation can be expected in a given case.

Nov. 24, 2023
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Free prescription rules to be changed. It's all about private visits

- Eligibility should be assigned to the patient so that prescriptions for free drugs for patients under 18 and over 65 can be issued by any doctor, regardless of where he or she works, according to Klaudiusz Komor, vice president of the Supreme Medical Council. As the law currently stands, free...

Nov. 24, 2023
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The Diet will deal with nurses' salaries. Also in session the issue of the Children's Ombudsman and the commission against pedophilia

The first reading of a civic bill on raises for the nursing community and other medical workers has been scheduled for next week's Diet session. There will also be an Ombudsman for Children's Rights and a member of the State Commission for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Minors under 15.

Nov. 23, 2023
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Flu vaccine shortage. RPO's office applies to the health ministry

The Ombudsman's Office received a complaint about the unavailability of flu vaccine. The woman reporting it could not get a second dose of the product after vaccinating her child with the first dose. The Ombudsman is intervening with the Ministry of Health.

Nov. 23, 2023
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Education conditions for medical and medical-dental faculties. There is a NIL Report

- The answer to the question of the quality of medical education in Poland is becoming not only crucial for the future of the health sector, but also for the well-being of society as a whole, point out the authors of a report on the conditions of medical and medical-dental education, prepared by...

Nov. 23, 2023
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In vitro in the Sejm: Law and Justice's "soft" stance

On November 22, the Diet began work on the first bill of this term. The coalition, preparing to seize power, chose, symbolically, a bill on public funding of in vitro.

Nov. 23, 2023
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Third edition of the Conference "Innovative Cannabis Therapies" - Exchange of experience and new knowledge platform

The "Innovative Hemp Therapies" conference, organized by Dr.Max Poland, will be held for the third time on December 9 (Saturday). What's on the agenda?

Nov. 22, 2023
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Suche, czerwone i spierzchnięte dłonie. Dermatolog radzi, jak o nie zadbać jesienią

Okres jesienno-zimowy to czas, gdy cienka i delikatna skóra dłoni jest szczególnie narażona na przesuszenie i podrażnienie. Wiatr, mróz i wahania temperatur dają o sobie znać w postaci pieczenia, szorstkości i poczucia dyskomfortu, dlatego zwłaszcza teraz warto poświęcić tej części ciała więcej...

Nov. 22, 2023