The results of the reform of medical and social expert commissions (MSEC), which began on 1 January this year, and further steps in this area were discussed at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on 12 March.

The event was attended by Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych, representative of the Ministry of Economy and Director of the State Employment Service Yuliia Zhovtiak.

According to the Ministry of Health, a network of 294 multidisciplinary hospitals has been set up to replace the outdated MSECs, and more than 1,400 expert teams of 6,600 healthcare workers of all necessary specialities are involved.

According to the Head of Government, thanks to digitalisation, patients will no longer have to collect many certificates from different doctors – all the necessary information will be automatically transferred in electronic form between institutions and information systems in different fields.

“It is important that the new assessment system is focused on the needs of the individual,” said Denys Shmyhal.

The meeting focused on the next steps of the reform in the area of responsibility of the Ministry of Social Policy.

“We need to develop an approach that will help people get broad opportunities for rehabilitation and self-realisation,” said Denys Shmyhal.

Following the meeting, the participants identified those responsible for further coordination of the reform, and the Ministries were given tasks in accordance with the action plan until the end of this year.