The Ministry of Health informs about the most important changes that will come into force from 1 January 2024. They will help patients get to the doctor faster and get the services they need, while increasing doctors' salaries and reducing the administrative burden. It will also improve the availability of antibiotics and some medical supplies for the ...

Under an initiative of the Ministry of Health, from 2024, a family doctor or another member of the family doctor's team in charge of patient registration will be able to refer patients to a nurse or midwife after assessing the reason for the referral.

On the initiative of the Ministry of Health (MoH), from 1 August, municipalities have started to establish health centres, after assessing the efficiency of all medical institutions in their territory and the health care services they provide. One of them was established in Klaipėda and a decision was taken to establish a health centre in Tauragė.

From 2024, Lithuania will provide a facility to accommodate the European Union medical stockpile provisions required to manage cross-border threats and to ensure an effective response to crises at the Community level. As part of the rescEU project, Lithuania will set up a warehouse to store medical supplies to meet the requirements of ...