The National Health Service of Ukraine plans to complete monitoring of medical institutions contracted for surgical and inpatient care packages in July.
According to the Ministry of Health, special attention will be paid to the availability of antibiotics and the validity of their prescription.
The monitoring began in April 2024 and is based on a preliminary analysis of medical records from the electronic health care system (ESOZ), financial reports of institutions, the number of patients treated, the volume of services provided, and expenditures on the purchase of medicines.
“Based on the results of the analysis, the NSZU found extremely low spending on medicines and medical products per patient in a number of institutions, which raises reasonable doubts about compliance with the terms of contracts and failure to provide patients with the necessary treatment at public expense,” the Ministry of Health said.
The ministry reminds that 206 medical institutions received requests for explanations and supporting documents. Due to the failure to provide reasonable explanations, in May 2025, the NSZU suspended payments to 36 of them.
During monitoring, the NSZU found, in particular, that two of the six inspected institutions providing stroke care involving endovascular interventions had used medical products that were not recorded in the institution’s records, which may indicate that they were purchased at the patient’s expense.
In addition, in one of the oncology centers, during January-February 2025, there were no necessary consumables for the use of infusion pumps in patients with breast cancer. In total, monitoring in this area is being carried out in seven medical institutions.
