Kaczmarek Affair: NFZ inspects, Ministry of Health wants to eliminate wage gaps

Poland's Ministry of Health has announced plans to dismantle "wage chimneys" – a term referring to significant disparities in pay within healthcare institutions – in response to a scandal at Warsaw's Southern Hospital. The announcement came at the ministry's first press conference addressing the issue, held two weeks after the controversy broke.

Minister Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda stated the government's intention to "eliminate wage chimneys," signaling a move towards greater salary equalization among healthcare professionals. This initiative aims to reform the current pay structure, which has been criticized for creating unfairness and potentially impacting staff morale and retention.

The scandal at the Warsaw hospital appears to have been a catalyst for this policy shift. By directly addressing the issue of pay discrepancies, the Ministry of Health seeks to create a more equitable and transparent system. The focus is now on implementing measures that will lead to a fairer distribution of compensation within the National Health Fund (NFZ) controlled facilities.

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