Tasks, shortcomings and reservations in the process of reforming the specialized dermatovenereological sector of health care

Objective — to draw the attention of the Ukrainian health care management, the National Health Care Service (NHCS) and dermatovenereologists to urgent issues of reforming the industry, identifying shortcomings in the reform and presenting the views of experienced professionals on correcting organizational measures.Official statistics was used based on the materials of leading specialists of Kharkiv Research Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, scientific and practical institutions of Ukraine, the forecast of «GlobalData» analytical and statistical company on the trend of syphilis in the world, the results of discussion of current reform issues with leading specialists in dermatovenereology.The interpretation of the modern epidemiological panorama of skin and venereological pathology, the current state of organizational and material support of dermato-venereology institutions are presented. Some specific shortcomings and miscalculations in the process of reforming are revealed from the point of view of experienced specialists in the field, the authors’ vision of ways to improve the organization and activity of the dermatovenereological service of the country is presented.The need for correction in the process of reforming the specialized dermatovenereological service by resolving the urgent issue of organization in the areas of round-the-clock bed stock within reasonably adjusted limits and their financial and material support is substantiated. Calculations of the needs of round-the-clock inpatient beds in the regions should be carried out in the NHCS with the participation of the leadership of the Ukrainian Association of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists (UADVC). The reforming of the dermatovenereology service should become a truly effective compo­nent of the generally progressive system of health care reform, taking into account the international medical and statistical forecasts.