No referrals to specialists. Check to which and when

This is the consequence of the amendment, as the Fact stated, of the Law on benefits financed by the NFZ. This opens up access to faster diagnosis. What does that mean for patients? First of all, that they will be able to knock on the clinics of psychologists, optometrists and physicians of sports medicine, and this... inactive in August or at the latest in early September!This in turn relieves the burden of primary healthcare doctors who had to issue specified exemptions to date. It will be easier to get advice from a psychologistAfter the entry into force of the bill available, due to the fact that without referral, intellectual advice will become available. This will facilitate the first contact with a specialist in this area. But attention, the changes concern only intellectual advice, not psychotherapy. In this case, referral from a psychiatrist will inactive be required.In turn, access without referral to doctors of sports medicine is not only crucial for athletes. due to the fact that he qualifies for the competition, diagnoses the overloads and issues the certificates required by schools or sports clubs. yet easier access to optometrists. These can, among others, be directed to the ophthalmologists, but provided that the facility in which they work has a signed contract with the NFZ.According to data from 2024 in Poland – according to “Fact” – more than 1800 optometryists are now active. Can access be illusory? True, the revised law theoretically facilitates access to these specialists, but does it mean that it will become easier? In expert opinion, no. due to the fact that access to these specialists may prove illusory. For a simple reason.In 2024 – we read in the service – only 54 percent of municipalities had access to a intellectual clinic financed by the NFZ. Many smaller towns besides deficiency optometrists and sports doctors.This means that the abolition of referrals alone does not solve patients' problems with access. Money is needed to hire these specialists to increase the number of benefits. Especially in tiny municipalities and towns. Read also: