More than one fifth of children in Poland struggle with the problem of excessive body weight, according to data collected by the Supreme Audit Office based on the analysis of medical documentation. 14.5 percent Polish children are overweight, 7.2 percent. are obese people. According to experts,...
Service providers associated in the Healthcare Employers' Agreement are surprised by the position of Filip Nowak, President of the National Health Fund, who, thanking for the talks, unilaterally closes further planned negotiations. - We take care of the health of millions of Poles and employ huge...
– There are doctors who earn quite an average salary, but some earn very, very much. I wouldn't mind that if the health service really worked as it should, said Jarosław Kaczyński, the president of Law and Justice, during a meeting with the residents of Nowa Sól. Kaczyński's words sparked...
Only five countries in the EU spent less on health in 2020 – in total – than Poland. We are doing very badly when it comes to spending per capita, we are doing badly when analyzing the percentage of public spending - here we took the last place in the first year of the pandemic.
The Senate Health Committee rejected the Act on the Professions of Physician and Dentist in its entirety, which provides for transferring the costs of certain services from the state budget to the National Health Fund. The upper house will consider the bill at its next meeting, which begins on...
The president of PiS returns to the hot topic of doctors' salaries, which warms the imagination of voters, at least in his imagination. Last weekend we learned that thanks to access to government sources, the president has an idea of how much doctors earn, and these are considerable amounts -...
On November 3, 2022, the 10th meeting of the Medical Fund Council was held, attended by its members and invited guests.
On December 3, we celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, during which we draw attention to the daily challenges faced by over 1.3 billion people around the world. The most vulnerable are people with disabilities living in low- and middle-income countries and in areas of...
December 1 has been celebrated as World AIDS Day since 1988. Although the care of the sick is considered exemplary in Poland, there is still much to be done in terms of HIV/AIDS prevention. Meanwhile, it is possible and effective, both as a pre- and post-exposure action. However, many people do...
– We do not exclude such a solution, but we still need some time for specialists to advise us whether this is the moment, in which we can afford it - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday during a visit to Czeladź in response to journalists' questions about the possibility of lifting...
– We do not rule out such a solution, but we still need some time for specialists to advise us whether this is the moment when we can afford it – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday during a visit to Czeladź in response to journalists' questions about the possibility of lifting the...
Discussion and adoption of the Subcommittee's work plan for the period from January 1 to July 31, 2023.
PLN 340 million - this amount, in three streams, is to be additionally transferred to primary care physicians on the basis of an agreement concluded by physicians negotiating with the payer. The details of the agreement were presented on Tuesday. The clinics are to receive additional money for:...
The Draft Ordinance of the Minister of Health on determining the priority areas of medicine was submitted for consultation.
The Ministry of Health provided data for the period from November 24 to 30: We have 2,783 (including 628 re-infections) confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the provinces: Silesian (332), mazowieckie (314), of Lower Silesia (257), Greater Poland (246), Lesser Poland (239), Pomeranian...
In the OJ The Ministry of Health published the Ordinance of the Minister of Health of November 28, 2022 on the appointment of the Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Health for cyberspace security.
In the OJ MZK published the Ordinance of the Minister of Health of November 28, 2022 on the appointment of a Team for the development of assumptions for a strategy for children's health.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Health has launched a special call center dedicated to doctors and dentists who obtained their qualifications outside the European Union, including Ukraine. Each person who calls the given number will receive comprehensive...
Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski: The consultation ended yesterday. We have signed an agreement that guarantees the stability of our system for a period of 27 months. The main areas of strengthening will concern children, elderly people, coordinated care. President of the National Health Fund,...
– If it had not been for the actions taken since 2018 in connection with the reform of psychiatry, we would now be in a huge crisis – said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski in an interview with TVP Info. Until December 27, applications can be submitted for funding for psychiatric wards for...
The Watch Health Care Foundation has published the latest WHC Barometer, a report on access to guaranteed health services in Poland. The average waiting time of a patient for a comprehensive health service has increased compared to the previous year. For a visit to a specialist, on average, more...
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