Following a 90-minute meeting at the Ministry of Health on Thursday, Supreme Medical Council President Dr. \u0141ukasz Jankowski expressed dissatisfaction over a lack of concrete solutions for improving patient access to care.<\/p>\n
The meeting between Health Minister Jolanta Sobiera\u0144ska-Grenda and Dr. \u0141ukasz Jankowski focused on recent ministry proposals. These include mandated transparency for NFZ-funded contracts, hourly wage caps for medical professionals, stricter hospital budget allocations for salaries, and comprehensive working time records for clinics and hospitals.<\/p>\n
Dr. Jankowski noted that while the meeting served as a “new opening,” it lacked legislative specifics regarding queue reduction and patient welfare. Both parties agreed that the systemic issue of excessive salary disparities\u2014”wage chimneys”\u2014must be addressed to restore fairness.<\/p>\n
The discussion included a potential path toward aligning specialist physician salaries with triple the national average. Dr. Jankowski suggested this could incentivize doctors to transition from individual contracts to formal employment agreements.<\/p>\n
The Medical Council raised concerns that certain ministry proposals could unintentionally fuel the privatization of the healthcare sector. The ministry assured the council that privatization is not a goal of the current administration, a stance Dr. Jankowski labeled as a positive signal for future dialogue.<\/p>\n
Minister Sobiera\u0144ska-Grenda emphasized that structural changes remain essential. She announced the formation of a working group led by Deputy Minister Tomasz Maciejewski, tasked with amending the Medical Profession Act and digitizing health services to prevent queue-jumping.<\/p>\n
The minister noted that the ministry’s specific proposals, such as a 240 PLN gross hourly wage cap and requirements for doctors to maintain a primary workplace, did not trigger significant friction during the discussion. She affirmed that the ministry is committed to maintaining a dialogue with the medical community to ensure reforms benefit patients.<\/p>\n
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