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On 15-16 April 2016, the Faculty of Law of the University of Bialystok hosted the National Scientific Conference "Patients' rights. The limits of patient autonomy'. The event was organised by the Scientific Circle of Medical and Pharma-ceutical Law "Pro...

This article is devoted to an analysis of the relationship between the institution of capacity established by the Civil Code and the capacity of the patient to give consent, the construction of which is provided for in the Act on Patients' Rights and Ombudsman...

What do we associate the law with? Most people probably associate the law with the courtroom, the profession of lawyer or judge. Rarely, however, do scholars' discussions draw attention to the fact that law can also be an extremely important aspect of the inner experience. Sociology ...

The rules of common law recognise the right of a minor patient over the age of 16 to make decisions regarding the treatment process. The current legal solutions concerning the rights of the minor patient are characterised by a lack of consistency primarily in...

At the beginning of December, the national media notified the public of the dismissal of the Patient Ombudsman by the Prime Minister. The news came as no surprise to some experts in the field of patient rights. After all, the Ombudsman had been in office for more than ...

Legislation is present today in virtually every area of life, including medicine. Legislation concerning the care of patients with mental disorders who, because of a medical condition or...

Progressive social change and the development of biomedical sciences have led to patients participating in the therapeutic process demanding comprehensive and comprehensible information on the services offered to them. Only full and comprehensive access to all...

One of the fundamental human rights is the right to self-determination, which in medical law is expressed through the patient's consent to treatment. Therefore, the Polish legislator wants to guarantee the realisation of this right in the best possible way and has issued a number of...

The legal situation of the patient has become one of the most important elements in the health care debate. It is linked to a specific situation. The patient is forced to give intimate details from his or her life when meeting with a medical expert. Patients' rights are...

The aim of this study was to find out nursing students' opinions on the respect of patient rights by students and medical staff during clinical activities. The study was conducted in the academic year 2011/2012 among nursing students at the Faculty of Sciences...

This article presents the new entitlement of patients in Poland to pain treatment, effective from May 2017, and analyses the legal regulations related to access to pain treatment in inpatient, outpatient and home care. The basis of the considerations...

This paper presents the specifics of the procedure for placing a patient in a psychiatric hospital on the basis of the so-called application procedure referred to in Article 29 of the Mental Health Act. This procedure has a unique character, as it does not bind ...

The aim of this article is to present the patient's right to pastoral care taking into account the legal status of a given religious group. The analysis is conducted in accordance with the principle of equal rights of churches and other religious associations (Article 25(1) of the Polish Constitution of...

In 1991, the Law on Health Care Institutions was passed in Poland. In the cited Act, the phrase 'patient rights' was used for the first time. Currently, there are several other laws in our country that directly address this issue. In recent years, the creation of...

The right to self-determination stems directly from the dignity of the human being. The right to privacy, respect for the free will of the individual, the right to decide on one's private life must be respected when a citizen exercises his or her rights. The right to self-determination finds...