title: [Changes in legal status in the field of civil and penal doctor's liability].
abstract: The author discusses the effects of organization changes in the range of health care, which took place in Poland, on the penal and civil liability of doctors. Her opinion refers also to the amendment of the penal code. The author emphasizes wider than before possibility of the doctor's liability for harm caused to a person or for the infringing of patient's rights. She also draws our attention to the description of offences pertaining to doctors, contained in the new panel code. The author proposes to work out the standards of procedure with the patient (based on the model of treatment standards)--according to the specific nature of particular sections of medicine or clinics. She expresses her conviction about the need to initiate changes in the legal status through the joint actions of doctors and lawyers.
authors.affiliation: Katedry Prawa Karnego i Kryminologii Uniwersytetu Slaskiego w Katowicach.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dukiet-Nagórska
mesh_terms: D006296:Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011044:Poland