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.
Jeszcze nie tak dawno dbałość społeczeństwa koncentrowała się na zdrowiu fizycznym, sferę psychiczną pozostawiając w cieniu. Na szczęście dziś zauważyć można pozytywną zmianę w świadomości społeczeństwa w tym zakresie, które znacznie bardziej zdaje sobie sprawę z istoty zdrowia psychicznego i...
Christmas is a special time for many people. They are associated with warmth, safety, joy and love. It is a time filled with an atmosphere of closeness. The presence of family and friends is extremely important during this period, but when someone is missing from this closest circle, there is a...
On December 6, as announced by the Ministry of Health, vaccination against the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 will start. One could already register for two days, although there was no shortage of technical errors on the first day. One should be careful, if one uses e-registration or enrolls via IKP,...
The Mukobohaterowie Foundation has turned to the RPO regarding access to medicines for people with cystic fibrosis. At issue is an announcement by the Ministry of Health, according to which some drugs used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis are not financed under emergency access to drug...
This year, the Forum of Palliative Medicine, organized by the Polish Society of Palliative Medicine, was held for the 8th time. During the debate, experts discussed the abolition of capping of palliative and hospice care services, the situation of hospices run by non-governmental organizations,...
Modern medicine has many specialties. One of them is hematology, which specializes in the hematopoietic system and diseases related to it. Blood plays an extremely important role in the human body, as it nourishes organs and has a major impact on the immune system. In this article we will answer...
The term of the current ombudsman ends on December 14 - there is enough time for the Sejm's choice to be confirmed by the Senate.
- 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...
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.
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.
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.
The information and education activities of public authorities in the fight against the phenomenon of "childgrooming" appear to be insufficient, according to the Ombudsman. According to research, gaining a child's trust through the Internet for the purpose of sexual exploitation is becoming a...
During the 10th National General Meeting of Delegates, new authorities of the Polish Diabetes Association were elected.
During the pandemic, families in crisis received the necessary assistance, although it was most often in the form of ad hoc interventions, the Supreme Audit Institution assesses in its latest report. The auditors admit that such a course of action was justified by the emergency situation, but the...
The Supreme Medical Council has issued an appeal to Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Holownia for the candidacy of Dr. Pawel Kukiz-Szczucinski for the position of Children's Ombudsman. As the local government argues, in an era of crisis in child and adolescent psychiatry, such a function should be...
– Profilaktyka to męska sprawa, dlatego weź na warsztat swoje zdrowie — apeluje Filip Nowak, prezes Narodowego Funduszu Zdrowia i zachęca mężczyzn do korzystania z programu Profilaktyka 40 Plus. W pakiecie badań jest m.in. PSA, pozwalające na wczesne wykrycie raka prostaty.
The queue for a normal MRI scan averages 80 days and is 22 days longer than in October 2021. In addition, patients wait 27 days for a description of the scan. This is one week longer than two years ago. The waiting time for a CT scan with a description has increased slightly. In 2021 it was 51...
W czasie trwania stanu epidemii spowodowanej zakażeniami SARS-CoV-2, Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta spotykał się z praktyką stosowaną w niektórych szpitalach polegającą na odgórnym i przymusowym rozdzielaniu matek od ich nowonarodzonych dzieci. Oddzielenie miało miejsce u matek, u których stwierdzono...
"Lipidogram for a freshman" - is intended to cover all students in the first grades of elementary schools in the Zabrze area, i.e. about 1,500 children. The authors of the program are cardiologists from the Silesian Medical University's Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze. The goal of...
A draft regulation of the Minister of Family and Social Policy on determining the level of support needs has been published on the pages of the Government Legislation Center. The guidelines are necessary for the payment of the support benefit, which will come into effect at the beginning of next...
X-ray of the foot is the first of the imaging tests that the doctor orders in case of injury or suspected diseases of this part of the body. For a few minutes of the examination, an accurate image of the bony tissues of the foot is obtained. Read more about x-ray of the foot.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises how to spend Halloween safely. Proper selection of costumes, body decorations and treats is key. The FDA's Committee on Consumer Product Safety and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a guide.
Another time change is behind us. On Sunday we moved the hands back an hour. Those in favor of such a turnaround were happy to laze in bed an hour longer, but does it really do their bodies any good?- Absolutely not, on the contrary! In fact, the most important thing in life is the biological...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the pilot program "Prescription for Movement" has been submitted for consultation.
Chemotherapy is a basic and frequently used form of cancer treatment that, despite its many side effects, is very effective. Its task is to remove all cancer cells from the patient's body. It is used in both adults and children. What is worth knowing about chemotherapeutic treatment?
Complainants point out that for this reason, among others, they may lose their right to disability benefits Deputy ROP Stanislaw Trociuk asks the government's Plenipotentiary for Persons with Disabilities, Pawel Wdowik, about measures to shorten the wait for a ruling On August 6, 2023, Article...
To już trzecia odsłona kampanii edukacyjnej na temat raka piersi „Masz wybór”. Masz wybór, gdy... mówi nam dr Mariola Kosowicz z Poradnii Psychoonkologii NIO-PIB.
Polish citizens can fill cross-border e-prescriptions in seven European countries, reports the e-Health Center. Citizens of these countries can also fulfill their cross-border e-prescriptions in Poland.
The Ombudsman draws the attention of Health Minister Katherine Sójka to the individual needs of people with disabilities in accessing medical care services with a particular focus on gynecological and obstetric care.
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