The choice of a family doctor should be the main medical event for the Ukrainians in 2018. This was reported and. Minister of Health Ulyana Suprun in Facebook.

"In April, in institutions that joined the electronic health system, you can begin to sign a declaration with your doctor - this is a document that confirms that you chose this particular specialist. When you sign the declaration with a specific doctor, you notify the state (National Health Service) that payment for your services should go to this medical facility, "she said..

According to Suprun, the declaration is not signed "once and for all": at any time you can conclude a declaration with another therapist, pediatrician or family doctor.

She specified that it is not necessary to cancel the previous declaration - when a new declaration is made, the changes are automatically fixed in the system.

"The sooner you choose your doctor, the more time you will have to make sure that he is right for you, and the opportunities to choose another specialist, if necessary," added Suprun.

January 30, 2018 in Ukraine came into effect the law on state financial guarantees for medical services of the population No. 2168-VIII, or the law on medical reform.

December 29, 2017 and. Minister of Health said that the reform of the primary level of medicine in practice will begin in July 2018: the Ministry of Health needs six months to prepare after the entry of the relevant law into force.