Mixing alcohol with energy drinks can have lamentable consequences, the Health Ministry warns, and with it doctors. Such a combination is most often seen in young people, especially during the holiday season. Ingestion of such a mixture often ends up in the ED. There may even be life-threatening...
The Ministry of Health has sent for external consultation a draft Regulation of the Minister of Health on the list of Provincial Monitoring Centers. The Ordinance is an implementing act of the National Cancer Network Act and represents the next stage of the network's implementation.
The vacations are a period when statistics on the reporting of children and adolescents to psychiatrists and psychologists generally drop. However, this does not mean that one can completely lose vigilance during this period. - Mental disorders can manifest themselves in any situation, at any...
The University Clinical Center in Gdansk, the Regional Hospital in Kielce and the University Hospital in Krakow are the three facilities with the highest number of organ donations in 2023, according to the Poltransplant Information Bulletin. The largest increase in donation activity is recorded...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Health amending the Regulation on the detailed scope of medical event data processed in the information system, as well as the manner and time limits for transferring such data to the Medical Information System has been submitted for consultation.
It took as long as nine months to wait for a meeting between representatives of the OZZL Residents' Agreement and Minister of Science and Higher Education Dariusz Wieczorek.
Do konsultacji przekazano Projekt Rozporządzenia Ministra Zdrowia zmieniającego rozporządzenie w sprawie świadczeń gwarantowanych z zakresu opieki psychiatrycznej i leczenia uzależnień.
Up to 12 drownings occurred in Poland during the recent long weekend (August 15-18), according to police data. In August alone, 33 people have already drowned, and a total of 168 since the beginning of June. On what most often leads to misfortune and how to safely rescue a drowning person, we...
The number of ticks is increasing, which translates into more people suffering from Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis - diseases carried by these arachnids. It is the middle of the season when ticks attack the most. Doctors warn and advise caution.
More than 1,100 confirmed COVID-19 infections were recorded in Poland last Saturday. A week earlier the number was more than 700, and on August 2 it was more than 460. Doctors have no doubt that we are dealing with a summer wave of COVID-19 - This is not surprising. Already in June we predicted...
Outlays on health care will amount to a minimum of PLN 225.2 billion in 2025, or PLN 16.6 billion more than the current year's spending plan, according to the latest edition of the Health Care Financing Monitor, which was presented Wednesday by the Federation of Polish Enterprises.
"This is long-awaited news" is what experts interviewed by Medexpress say about the government's adoption of the Rare Disease Plan yesterday. We collected comments from clinicians and representatives of the patient side.
An order dated August 13, 2024, amending the order on the establishment of the Minister of Health's Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity, was published in the Official Gazette of the Ministry of Health.
Starting September 1, 2024, the free HPV vaccination program will be extended to children from age 9 to age 14, the Health Ministry says. - We should include this vaccination as early as possible," Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski, Chief Sanitary Inspector, stressed in an interview with Medexpress.
The plan has been adopted, but will it be implemented?
Rewarding rather than punishing, according to healthcare providers of the Healthcare Employers' Alliance, should guide quality indicators in healthcare.
On August 24, 2024, the Central e-Registration (CeR) pilot regulation comes into force. The project aims to test a new functionality in the Polish health care system, allowing patients easier access to selected medical services.
Consultations on a draft amendment to the Law on Health Services, in which the Health Ministry has included proposals for changes to hospitals, including, in particular, the operation of the hospital network and the rules for qualifying for the security system, will continue until August 30.
First an amendment to the e-DILO regulations, then a larger amendment to the National Cancer Network Act. This is probably how the MZ wants to improve the NSO. In late August or early September, we are expected to learn the assumptions of the draft amendments, which were briefly presented at the...
The pilot program for mental health centers ends on December 31, 2024. As announced by the Ministry of Health, the model of community psychiatric care is to be implemented nationwide as of July 1, 2025. However, to date, key legislation has not been drafted to fully implement the model. As a...
We don't have enough specialists in oncology, although it's hard to talk about a collapse yet. A much bigger problem is that few young doctors decide to choose this specialty, for a large part of those who initially make such a decision withdraw. The reason? The enormity of the work that...
The OZZL Residents' Agreement has sent a letter to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with recommendations on medical education standards.
Will the government decide to significantly reduce the health premium? Ryszard Petru, MP for Poland 2050, stressed in an interview with RMF FM on Tuesday that there is a coalition arrangement on the issue, but there still needs to be a "deal." The closest opportunity for this is expected to be on...
President of the Supreme Medical Council Lukasz Jankowski met with Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar. The conversation concerned the "higher good clause."
Despite fears of an economic slowdown, Poland's private healthcare market is growing rapidly. According to the report "Private healthcare market in Poland 2024" from PMR Market Experts, spending on private medical services in 2023 increased by PLN 4.5 billion. What are the reasons for this growth?
Health care is one of the leading themes of the presidency. Here are some key initiatives:Geriatric care: the Law on Special Geriatric Care stipulates that 75+ Centers will be established to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for seniors, including rehabilitation. More than 300 such...
The Health Minister's draft regulation on health care quality indicators, which affects more than 27,000 health care providers, went out for public consultation on Friday. The consultation will last ten days.
Skontrolowane szpitale w województwie lubelskim podejmowały w latach 2021-2023 działania zmierzające do zwiększenia dostępności i jakości udzielanych świadczeń zdrowotnych poprzez pozyskanie nowoczesnego sprzętu i aparatury medycznej - co wykazała kontrola NIK?
The Ombudsman for Human Rights (Ombudsman) has taken up the case of a Polish citizen, a person in crisis of homelessness, whose health deteriorated during his stay in Germany. The man lost consciousness and underwent intensive care and surgical treatment in a Berlin hospital. Due to the language...
In 2023, public and private spending on health care in Poland amounted to PLN 241.6 billion, or 7.1 percent of GDP, according to the Central Statistical Office. Compared to 2022, total spending increased by more than 23 percent, with this growth generated by public spending, as private spending...
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