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A disabled person’s human right to fair
and equitable medical treatment
as an example of an inalienable right
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ABSTRACT
To make an analysis and evaluation of the disabled people’s perception of
their right to fair medical treatment. To obtain answers to the following
questions: is the right to fair medical treatment in Poland viewed as
non-transferable? Does this law function only in theory or is it put into
practice?
The survey was conducted among the disabled with different degrees and
types of disabilities. The questionnaire consisted of 45 closed questions and
3 open ones. The research was conducted from autumn 2016 to spring of
2017 in the Environmental Self-help Centres, Support Centres, Protected
Accommodation Foundations and Activation Programs, selected hospitals
around the voivodship, District Adjudication Teams, Social Security
Institution branches, departments of PFRON (with the agreement of all the
selected units) and the Institutions of Job Safety.
The research has concluded that the disabled right to fair and equitable
medical treatment is frequently violated. This right is not respected by doctors,
nurses, and other members of medical personnel, especially in the case of
these patients suffering from mental disorders or coupled disabilities. The
key factor here is the possibility of easily used patient’s insanity argument. In
addition, this group of people still lacks adeqite knowledge about their rights,
does not know how to react or who to turn to in such situations. And even if
one has such awareness, a battle with the “well-tightened” medical staff circle
and the “limping” system of the Polish health service is practically a no-win
situation. Especially since this sector seems to be most exposed to corruptive
activities.
In Poland, the disabled’s right to fair and equitable medical treatment is
repeatedly violated. There is a lack of holistic model of diagnosis and medical
treatment not only for this social group but also fo all citizens. The research
conducted and the NIK’s audit have unequivocally demonstrated numerous
deficiencies in respecting the basic (and non-transferable) rights of the
patients.
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