This article addresses the protection of the personal good of privacy in the context of hospitalised patients. The issues it addresses are the patient's right to respect for his private and family life and the lack of respect for this right as a result of the restrictions caused by the decision of the hospital manager. It presents the current situation in 24-hour treatment facilities, as well as the possibilities that the legislator has created for their managers to limit the right to patient privacy. It also addresses the problem related to the enforcement of the right to privacy in the situation of its violation.
Respect for the patient's private and family life and the possibility of its limitation in the light of Article 5 of the Act on Patients' Rights and Patients' Ombudsman
15 December 2022