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First benefits for patients from the Medical Events Compensation Fund

MedExpress Team

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Published June 19, 2024 08:34

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Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec has issued the first decisions under the Medical Events Compensation Fund. Two of the decisions are related to patients who suffered injuries, and three more are related to the death of a patient.

Prepared with patients and their families in mind, the solutions are the result of cooperation between Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna and Patient Ombudsman Bartlomiej Chmielowiec, and the cases investigated will be helpful in improving safety for all patients.

- A decree issued by Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna launches the operation of the Medical Event Compensation Fund. The new out-of-court procedure makes it possible to grant patients and their families financial support in the event of an avoidable injury during treatment. They are no longer condemned to a lengthy, costly legal dispute and trial," says Bartlomiej Chmielowiec, Patient Ombudsman. - The proposals prepared together with Minister Izabela Leszczyna through consultations meet the expectations and needs of patients. The issued regulation provides for a broad catalog of circumstances giving the right to compensation, and the ...

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