The commentary is a comprehensive study containing an analysis of the provisions of the Act on Patients' Rights and Patients' Ombudsman, as well as of other legal acts in the field of medical law, thanks to which the complexity and dynamism of the subject matter under discussion is shown.
In the latest edition of the current state of the law and judicial decisions have been taken into account, especially the Supreme Court, which have been of great importance to the healthcare sector over the years.
The commentary discusses, among other things:
- the issue of information of the patient and his/her beneficiaries and of consent to health services, including the problem of obtaining consent for health services provided by health professionals other than doctors,
- rules for the provision of health services both in medical entities and in professional practices, including the extension of the competence of nurses and midwives to prescribe medicines and medical materials themselves or refer a patient for diagnostic tests,
- regulations governing medical records in the context of the implementation of IT solutions in the health care system,
- the situation of the patient affected by mental disorders and those affected by infection or infectious disease, the use of direct coercion on different groups of patients,
- rules of procedure before the provincial commissions for adjudication of medical events.
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The publication is intended for medical practitioners, managers of health care providers, those working within non-governmental organisations in the health sector, insurers, lawyers and solicitors, as well as patients and their families.