Patient rights and obligations

Patient’s rights

  • Right to health care services
  • Right to information
  • Right to report adverse effects of medicinal products
  • Right to confidentiality of information
  • Right to give or refuse consent to health care services
  • Right to respect intimacy and dignity
  • Right to medical records
  • Right to pain treatment
  • Right to appeal against doctor’s opinion
  • Right to respect private and family life
  • Right to pastoral care
  • Right to deposit valuables
  1. Click here (PDF, 649KB) to view detailed Charter of Patients’ Rights
  2. Reports concerning violations of patients’ rights should be directed to:
  3. In the event of doubts regarding a violation of patients’ rights, or if you wish to obtain information or advice, you may use the nationwide, toll-free helpline of the Patient Ombudsman at 800-190-590. More information about patients’ rights and the scope of activities of the Patient Ombudsman is available on the website: https://www.rpp.gov.pl/.