Ukraine’s central medical commission to be dissolved by the end of the week – Lyashko
Source: Ukrinform
The Central Medical-Social Expert Commission will be dissolved by the end of the week, according to Ukraine’s health ministerViktor Liashko.
The minister claimed the government was planning this drastic move by modernizing a specialized institute in Dnipro.
“We are working to ensure that by January 1, 2025, MSECs will cease to function as separate legal entities. Their responsibilities will be transferred to cluster and supra-cluster hospitals. These hospitals, established as part of the Ministry of Health’s hospital planning process, will guarantee patient access within set regulations and will offer at least 20 medical services,” Liashko explained.
He sadi that the central MSEC has primarily conducted visual assessments before referring patients to clinical bases in Dnipro and Vinnytsia.
All the cluster and supra-cluster hospitals are to be connected to the Electronic Health System (EHS) with decision on whether to grant a person a disability status will rely on the recods in its database. It will enable to know who is accountable for the decisions in case of legal disputes or criminal cases.
Currently, Ukraine’s central medical commission has some 350 offices and 1,200 doctors across the country. Starting January 1, 2025, their functions will be handed over to the cluster and supra-cluster hospitals.
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