System ochrony zdrowia w Polsce – wybrane zagadnienia

Abstract

Healthcare system in Poland-selected issues: The article provides an overview of the healthcare policy in Poland with particular emphasis on the health care. In the first section the author looks at the background information about tasks and aims of the healthcare system. In the second section he presents the facts about health of the Polish society and describes characteristics of six elements of the healthcare system, i.e. human resources, delivery of healthcare services, health information systems, access to medicines, financing, and leadership and governance. Słowa kluczowe: system ochrony zdrowia w Polsce, kadry medyczne, system finanso-wania opieki zdrowotnej Keywords: healthcare system in Poland, medical personnel, healthcare financing * Doktor nauk o zdrowiu, adiunkt w Szkole Zdrowia Publicznego Centrum Medycznego Kształcenia Podyplomowego, specjalista ds. społecznych w BAS;