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On January 21, the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, gave foreign doctors work permits in our country. Several medics from Belarus and Ukraine were then authorized to practice in Poland under the so-called simplified system. – This is a very good move due to the lack of medical staff in Poland – says Krzysztof Zarychta, director of the Władysław Biegański Provincial Specialist Hospital in Łódź.
- Recently, foreign doctors can practice their profession in Poland on easier terms. Such consent was issued by the Minister of Health
- We have simplified the current procedure of obtaining the right to practice medicine for doctors from outside the European Union – said then Adam Niedzielski
- It is a very good move due to the lack of medical staff in Poland, especially during a pandemic – says the director of one of the hospitals in Lodz
- However, you must first verify their skills and qualifications – adds Krzysztof Zarychta
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Doctors from outside the EU now have an easier job in Poland
Martyna Chmielewska, Medexpress: January 21 this year. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski handed foreign doctors permission to practice in our country. From now on, doctors from outside the EU can practice their profession on easier terms. What do you think about it?
Krzysztof Zarychta: I think it is a very good move due to the lack of medical staff in Poland. This is very important, especially during a pandemic, when the demand for medical staff has increased even more. You need to consider how to verify the competences and skills of foreign doctors.
Would you decide to employ foreign medics in the hospital?
I think so. Although I must admit that I would prefer to hire our medics in the first place to support educated Poles. On the other hand, in a situation where a hospital is struggling with the problem of starting a ward, when the medical support is insufficient, the employment of foreign medics is a good move.
Hospital director: you need to be able to verify their competence
Doctors say that employing medics from abroad is associated with a threat to the life and health of the patient. Krzysztof Bukiel, the chairman of the Polish Trade Union of Doctors, said: “There is a risk that such doctors will not provide an adequate level of treatment. As a patient, I would be afraid to go to such doctors ”….
There is a problem with the inability to verify the skills of foreign medics. First, it would be necessary to assess his competences and qualifications. What a doctor has written on a diploma, even a recognized one, is one thing. And the second is a practice that shows that not all are suitable for the profession. Therefore, independent admission of a foreign doctor to care for patients should be preceded by at least a month’s trial period, during which he would work under the supervision of someone experienced in order to assess his skills in practice. And after this period, the supervisor could issue a positive opinion.
- Anesthesiologists from abroad will anesthetize in Poland? Doctor: this will have an impact on the quality of treatment
We know that anesthesiologists who specialize in third countries will be able to provide services in Poland. Doctor Grzegorz Siwek, who is in the process of specializing in anaesthesiology, said: “I am opposed to anesthesiologists who have specialized in third countries being able to provide intensive care and anesthesia services in Poland. This will be reflected in the quality of the treatment. I suspect the patients will die ”…. Are you not afraid that such situations will actually happen?
Certainly, the scope of anesthesiology is a difficult and very responsible area. In times of pandemic, the need for anesthesiologists who can operate ventilators is very high. The actions of anesthesiologists have a direct impact on the patient’s life. Any failure to compete can directly result in death. Their tasks include: ventilator operation, resuscitation, anesthesia during surgery. Nobody would want to wake up during an operation, when the anesthesiologist made a mistake with anesthesia. I think that anesthesiologists should undergo a short supervision under the supervision of our specialists. We must be sure that patients will be under the care of a qualified doctor.
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