Poland has 5.7 nurses per 1,000 inhabitants, well below the EU-wide average of 8.4.
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Hospitals and human rights commissioner raise alarms over antibiotic shortage in Poland
“We have supplies for a few days, and what happens after that, I don’t know,” said the head of paediatrics at one hospital.
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Poland to cap power prices for households, smaller firms, hospitals, schools and churches
The caps will be in place for all of next year.
Polish hospitals warn they can’t afford wage rises for medics promised by government
In response, the National Health Fund (NFZ), which finances public healthcare in Poland, has offered additional funds.
Patients wait hours for ambulances as Polish hospitals struggle amid Covid surge
Hospitals report that Covid wards are full and that they are lacking medical staff.
Polish hospitals strained amid “terrifying” surge in Covid cases
The health minister admits the rise in infections “is exceeding all forecasts”.
Poland wants 1,000 doctors from Ukraine and Belarus to help tackle pandemic
The health minister has also promised to double the salaries of medical staff fighting the pandemic.
Polish government tasks state-owned firms with building Covid field hospitals
Ventilators may be running out in some provinces – including where Warsaw is located.
Only 19% of Poles believe government prepared well for second wave as health system struggles
60% of Poles say the government did not prepare the country properly for the second wave.
Poland turning national stadium into field hospital to deal with surge in Covid cases
Further emergency facilities will be created in other parts of the country.
Polish hospitals struggle with Covid surge while government shifts blame onto doctors
Recordings of paramedics in Warsaw reveal how hospitals are turning away patients
Hospital asks nuns to nurse Covid patients as Poland battles record infection numbers
Poland today recorded its highest ever coronavirus death toll.
Poles seek medical help in greater numbers as hospitals “unfreeze”
The number of patients in hospital emergency wards has begun to rise rapidly.
Stygmatyzacja i faszerowanie lekami: polska psychiatria wciąż zmaga się z problemami sprzed 100 lat
Hanna Szukalska
Opowieści pacjentów i lekarzy o systemie ochrony zdrowia psychicznego w Polsce.
