The patient has the right to choose a hospital and have relatives present during treatment. These rights are regulated by the Act on he althcare services. In justified cases, we can also request a medical consultation.
Each patient has the right to choose a hospital from among hospitals that have concluded a contract for the provision of he althcare services, this is the provision of art. 30 of the Act on he alth care services financed from public funds. However, the right to choose a hospital is a limited right, determined by contracts for the provision of he althcare services. Therefore, this regulation does not provide grounds for deriving the right to benefits in a he alth care unit located territorially, as stated in the Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 23 May 2012, II OSK 601/2012. Thus, the service recipient's right to freely choose a hospital does not fall within the categories of personal rights regulated by Art. 23 of the Civil Code. Judgment of the Court of Appeal in Łódź of October 9, 2009. I ACa 639 / 2009.
The patient has the right to the presence of a loved one
A patient in a hospital has the right to personal, telephone or correspondence contact with other people, not only with patients lying in the same hospital room, medical staff, but most of all with their relatives. The introduction of the above provision clearly defines the patient's right to the presence of a loved one. This presence is not limited only to hospitals or he alth units providing day-long services, but also to primary he alth care units. The presence of a loved one is especially justified during the provision of he alth services to children. It is the presence of parents or relatives or guardians of the child that significantly influences the course of the treatment process itself, and provides the child with a sense of security. Patients' rights to the presence of a relative while in hospital also include the elderly and infirm.
Right to pastoral care
Another form of respecting the patient's right to the presence of a loved one is his / her right to additional nursing care by care that does not consist in providing he alth services, including care provided to the patient during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium. In addition, the person is in the hospitalhas the right to pastoral care, which is the result of the provision in Art. 36-38 of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient's Rights Ombudsman. Every patient who is provided with services in a he alth facility all day or 24 hours a day has the right to religious practice. In the event that the he alth condition of a patient staying, for example, in a hospital, deteriorates or his life is at risk, the hospital is obliged to ensure contact with the clergyman of his religion. In accordance with the constitutional basis for performing religious services in hospitals, sanatoriums, and nursing homes - the right to religious freedom includes the right to use it in places where the believer is located. In addition, the Concordat between the Holy See and the Republic of Poland of July 28, 1993 (Journal of Laws of 1998, No. 51, item 318) clearly states that the Republic of Poland is obliged to ensure conditions for the performance of religious practices and the use of religious services. people staying in penitentiary, educational, rehabilitation, and he alth and social care institutions. These persons are, in particular, given the opportunity to participate in the Holy Mass. on Sundays and holidays, as well as in catechesis and retreats, as well as using individual religious services. In relation to other denominations, these issues are regulated by individual laws that define the attitude of the state to other Churches and religious associations. These laws contain guarantees that the faithful will fulfill the religious practices.
The Act makes it possible to convene a medical council
It is worth emphasizing that a patient in a hospital has the right to demand that a doctor who is providing he alth services consults another doctor or convenes a medical council. Similarly, this issue applies to a nurse or a midwife. A physician may refuse to convene a medical consultation or seek the opinion of another physician, if he considers that the patient's request is unfounded. The refusal of a nurse or a midwife is similar. However, any conciliation refusal by a doctor, nurse or midwife should be recorded in the medical records to which the patient has the right to inspect.
Legal basis:
of the Act on patient's rights and the Patient's Rights Ombudsman (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 159)
Act on he althcare services financed from public funds (Journal of Laws of 2008, No. 164, item 1027, as amended)