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One of the largest hospitals in Warsaw reduces elective procedures by half

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Director Tomasz Kopiec announced that there is no secured financing after October, while Health Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda confirmed the lack of PLN 14 billion in the National Health Fund until the end of the year.
The restrictions mainly apply to planned procedures in urology and general surgery departments, and the release of over PLN 300 million from the fund reserve may be insufficient, which increases the risk of further restrictions in clinics.

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The National Health Fund is struggling with a lack of financial resources, which leads to the need to limit planned procedures in hospitals. The Minister of Health confirmed the lack of PLN 14 billion in the National Health Fund until the end of the year.

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I have no information about secured financing. I have a signed contract until the end of October, said director Tomasz Kopiec to RMF FM.

The restrictions apply primarily to planned procedures in urology and general surgery departments. Patients will simply receive information about new, further dates.

Directors of other clinics also complain about the difficult financial situation. RMF FM reporter Michał Dobrołowicz asked the Minister of Health, Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda, who confirmed that the National Health Fund's funds are missing PLN 14 billion by the end of the year and there is no ready solution yet.

We are talking to the Ministry of Finance. As for planned procedures, each hospital has signed contracts. It is the manager's decision as to how he will plan the operation of his entity, said Minister Sobierańska-Grenda.

As an RMF FM reporter found out at the National Health Fund, the situation is to be improved by releasing money, among others, for hospitals in Mazovia, from the fund's reserve. However, it is only over PLN 300 million.

The needs are much greater, which means that there is a growing risk that other clinics will also limit elective procedures in the coming weeks.

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More clinics will limit elective procedures in the coming weeks
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Open Questions

Will the release of over PLN 300 million from the fund's reserve be enough to cover the shortfalls?
What specific actions will the Ministry of Finance take to solve the problem of financing the National Health Fund?
Do the restrictions apply only to urological procedures and general surgery, or also to other specialties?