In brief

• The Małopolska Regional Branch of the NFZ invites you to a prevention conference in Libiąż on 30 October, with a lecture on e-health tools.
• Women aged 45–74 can have a free mammography every two years without a referral, including at mammobuses.
• The HPV HR test is free for women aged 25–64, and in November mobile testing points operate in the region.

Conference on prevention and e-health in Libiąż

The Małopolska Regional Branch of the NFZ invites you to a conference on health prevention, to be held on 30 October in Libiąż (Aktualności / Dla pacjenta / Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia – NFZ – Małopolski Oddział Wojewódzki). The organisers announce that participants will learn how to reduce the risk of serious diseases and where to find reliable information about screening and health programmes.

The central point of the meeting is to be a lecture by an expert from the branch on e-health tools, which are meant to make access to prevention easier in the region. During the conference it will also be possible to talk with specialists about prevention programmes financed by the NFZ.

Mammography without a referral

Under the breast cancer prevention programme, women aged 45–74 can have a free mammography every two years without a referral (POWIAT BOCHEŃSKI. Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia zaprasza mieszkanki powiatu bocheńskiego na mammografię. Zobacz, gdzie i kiedy można się zbadać? – Bochnia i Brzesko z bliska – bochniazbliska.pl) (Bezpłatna mammografia w Krakowie. Sprawdź, gdzie zaparkują mammobusy - Krakowianie.pl – krakowianie.pl) (Bezpłatna mammografia w Krynicy-Zdroju. Mammobus przyjedzie 3 listopada - Krynica-Zdrój Info – krynica-zdroj.info). The examinations are carried out by stationary units and by mammobuses, which reach smaller towns.

In November, mammobuses are scheduled in Kraków, among other places, where stops will cover six locations, including at the Zdrowa Huta clinic and at Kaufland stores. The first stop is to be on 7 November at ul. Sieroszewskiego, from 10.00 to 15.00. In Krynica-Zdrój the mammobus will stop on 3 November at Dom Zdrojowy, from 9.00 to 17.00. In Bochnia and Proszówki the mammobus is to park in November.

An appointment can be booked through the central e-registration in the Internetowe Konto Pacjenta, by selecting the breast cancer prevention programme.

HPV HR test and events in Świętokrzyskie

A free HPV HR test can also be taken without a referral as part of the cervical cancer prevention programme. The target group is women aged 25–64 (Mobilna profilaktyka w regionie. Cytomaniek wyrusza w listopadową trasę – Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Świętokrzyskiego).

In Świętokrzyskie, the mobile “Cytomaniek” office offers mammography and the HPV HR test in November, after prior telephone registration at 661 911 300. The office is scheduled, among other places, in Masłów, Bliżyn, Jędrzejów and Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and on 25 November in Sandomierz. The Świętokrzyskie Oncology Centre is also organising free examinations and consultations on 21 November in Kielce, also with telephone registration (Jesienna biała sobota z badaniami i edukacją w ŚCO już 21 listopada – Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Świętokrzyskiego).

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