Abstract
Accepting the argument that the financial means dedicated to health protection are limited, the author of the paper emphasizes the need to use external sources of financing, in this case European Union structural funds. This paper attempts to answer the question of to what extent the sources from the European Regional Development Fund, and the European Social Fund, have influenced, or can influence the improved efficiency of the health protection system in Poland. The paper begins with the fundamental notions of health protection, the levels and forms of the delivery of health services, the subject range of the system (including the catalogue of beneficiaries), and the sources of finance. The most important (in the author’s opinion) current problems related to the organization and financing of health protection are also mentioned. Next, a general description of selected operating programs is presented with the examples of health protection projects financed from the structural funds that have already been implemented. The opportunities to fund these types of projects under the present financial perspective are also indicated. The subject matter of a detailed analysis presented in the paper concerns the Lubuskie province.
Highlights
Accepting the argument that the financial means dedicated to health protection are limited, the author of the paper emphasizes the need to use external sources of financing, in this case European Union structural funds
The paper begins with the fundamental notions of health protection, the levels and forms of the delivery of health services, the subject range of the system, and the sources of finance
The most important current problems related to the organization and financing of health protection are mentioned
Summary
Zgodnie z Konstytucj[1] Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej ka¿dy obywatel ma prawo do ochrony zdrowia, a w3adze publiczne powinny zapewniæ równy dostêp do œwiadczeñ opieki zdrowotnej finansowanej ze œrodków publicznych[1]. W Strategii Rozwoju Ochrony Zdrowia w Polsce postuluje siê traktowanie wydatków na ochronê zdrowia jako op3acalnej inwestycji. Co nas czeka w ochronie zdrowia?, Zielona Kasandra. Z badañ przeprowadzonych przez Centrum Badañ Opinii Spo3ecznej wynika, i¿ 63% Polaków jest niezadowolonych z funkcjonowania opieki zdrowotnej. Tylko 32% uwa¿a, ¿e jest dobry, natomiast 62% wyra¿a opiniê negatywn[14]. Niniejszy artyku[3] ma stanowiæ próbê odpowiedzi na pytanie na ile œrodki pochodz1ce z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego oraz Europejskiego Funduszu Spo3ecznego mia3y, czy te¿ mog[1] mieæ wp3yw na poprawê efektywnoœci funkcjonowania systemu ochrony zdrowia w Polsce. Zakres przedmiotowy niniejszego artyku3u w zakresie analizy szczegó3owej obejmuje województwo lubuskie
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