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Law on certain medical professions has sparked opposition from speech therapists. Health minister declares openness to cooperation

MedExpress Team

Piotr Wójcik

Published April 7, 2023 14:00

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- If we see that there are some elements that we can improve, we will, of course, improve them," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, referring to the reaction of the speech therapists' community to the provisions contained in the bill on certain medical professions. Recall, the bill is to regulate 17 professions, in addition to speech therapists, these will include dental assistants, dieticians, electro-radiologists and dental hygienists.

- The law is a response to the expectations of nearly 250,000 people who want the profession they practice to be normalized and regulated. We have sanctioned there educational standards related to various professions, including speech therapists," Adam Niedzielski stressed at Friday's press conference.

Regulation of the profession had been sought for years by the Polish Association of Speech Therapists. However, the community wanted a separate law.

- We have asked both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Family and Social Policy for inter-ministerial arrangements for the preparation of a government law on the speech therapy profession. Related professions, such as psychotherapists and p...

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