Implementation of article 47a point 7a of the Law on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights on the example of the publication: “patient navigator” Cover Image

Realizacja artykułu 47 pkt. 7a Ustawy o prawach pacjenta i Rzeczniku Praw Pacjenta na przykładzie publikacji: „nawigator pacjenta”
Implementation of article 47a point 7a of the Law on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights on the example of the publication: “patient navigator”

Author(s): Katarzyna Julia Kowalska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: patient rights; safety; practical guide; health care system; Patient Ombudsman

Summary/Abstract: The publication is intended as a text of a dual nature, on the one hand the Author refers to the current legislation on patients’ rights, also citing reports of the Supreme Audit Office, as well as medical law literature, and on the other hand, by describing the initiatives of the Patient Ombudsman carried out within the framework of statutory tasks, the Author spreads knowledge about the sources of information available to patients and their relatives in Poland. Particularly described is the Patient Navigator. A practical guide to the health care system as an example of the implementation of Article 47a point 7a of the Law on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights.The publication is intended as a text of a dual nature, on the one hand the Author refers to the current legislation on patients’ rights, also citing reports of the Supreme Audit Office, as well as medical law literature, and on the other hand, by describing the initiatives of the Patient Ombudsman carried out within the framework of statutory tasks, the Author spreads knowledge about the sources of information available to patients and their relatives in Poland. Particularly described is the Patient Navigator. A practical guide to the health care system as an example of the implementation of Article 47a point 7a of the Law on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients’ Rights.

  • Issue Year: 2/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 259 - 266
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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