Legal and Ethical Rules of Performing Medical Professions in Poland
Legal and Ethical Rules of Performing Medical Professions in Poland

Author(s): Jakub Berezowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: medical law; medical occupations; doctor; nurse; physiotherapist
Summary/Abstract: The scope of the regulation of medical professions in Poland is relatively wide. On the one hand, it refers to the medical activity, which consists of the provision of health services; while on the other hand, it refers to competences appropriate for particular medical professions. In the Polish legal system, some medical professions benefit from corporate freedom. These occupations include: doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, and - until recently - physiotherapist. The tasks of corporations in the medical professions are extensive and consist primarily in the pursuit of the profession of custody. Adherence to professional self-government means that a medical profession is self-reliant in the decision-making process and providing health care services. There seems to be a legitimate postulate of work to increase the scope of regulation of medical procedures. On the one hand, procedures will increase the safety of patients; on the other, they will increase the safety of people performing medical occupations.

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