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How to find your way around NFZ waiting lists
Five short articles about what really affects how long you will wait. No medical advice and no promises. All the numbers come from data that NFZ publishes openly, and they refresh together with the service.
Why it pays to compare
Within one city the difference can be months
In one city, for the same medical service, one facility can see you right away and another in two years. We show where these differences are the largest.
ReadNot sure what NFZ calls it?
You say „ortopeda”, NFZ writes „poradnia chirurgii urazowo-ortopedycznej”
A cheat sheet of names. On the left what people say, on the right what is written on the referral and in the NFZ list.
ReadHow long the wait for NFZ care really is
Numbers from current data, not from surveys
Average waiting times broken down by type of medical service, plus a list of what takes the longest.
ReadUrgent case or stable case
It is one box on the referral, and the difference is weeks
What these two categories mean, who decides them and how much the appointment dates differ.
ReadWhere in Poland the wait is shortest
The region you live in changes the result more than you think
A ranking of regions and cities by waiting time, and along the way data on lifts and ramps in facilities.
ReadEndoproteza biodra i kolana
Rok czekania to średnia, nie wyrok
Ile się czeka na wszczepienie endoprotezy, gdzie kolejki są najkrótsze i dlaczego różnice sięgają kilku lat.
ReadRezonans i tomografia
Badanie, na które w jednym miejscu czeka się rok, a w drugim tydzień
Czasy oczekiwania na rezonans magnetyczny i tomografię komputerową oraz miasta, w których jest najszybciej.
ReadRehabilitacja po szpitalu
Najdłuższe kolejki w całym systemie
Rehabilitacja stacjonarna, neurologiczna i kardiologiczna: ile trwa oczekiwanie i co można zrobić, żeby je skrócić.
ReadWhen it pays to look around
For some medical services the choice of facility changes a year, for others it changes nothing
A ranking of medical services by the average gap between the fastest and the slowest facility in the same city.
ReadWhat you gain by travelling 30 kilometres
The neighbouring district is sometimes faster than your own city
A comparison of the waiting time in the largest cities with what is available within thirty kilometres around them.
ReadWaiting lists for children
Which medical services for children have the longest waiting lists
Data from waiting lists marked by NFZ as services provided to children.
ReadWhat has changed in the waiting lists
Where things got faster in recent weeks, and where they got slower
A comparison of the forecasts from a few weeks ago with the ones from today, medical service by medical service.
ReadFacilities that give no forecast
Some waiting lists have no number at all and cannot be compared
How many waiting lists have no forecast waiting time, and which medical services and cities have the most of them.
ReadReferrals and signing up step by step
One referral, one waiting list
What you need when signing up, why you cannot join five waiting lists at once and what to do when the appointment date no longer suits you.
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