Category HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL WELFARE AND BENEFITS TO THE FAMILY
Group MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Subgroup Medical personnel entitled to practise medical profession
Source of data Statistical Surveys Programme 2023
Domain 1.29 Health and health protection
Statistical survey 1.29.06 Medical staff of health care
Data sets https://form.stat.gov.pl/formaty/badanie.php?rok-pbssp=2023&bid=110
Periodicity of the survey every year
Authority responsible for the survey President of Statistics Poland ; Minister in charge of health; Minister in charge of internal affairs
Unit responsible for the survey Statistics Poland; Ministry of Health ; Ministry of the Interior and Administration
Contact person on methodology Małgorzata Żyra, Statistics Poland - Social Surveys and Labour Department, M.Zyra@stat.gov.pl
Last update 20/12/2023
  • Description dimensions
    • 1. Types of personnel
      NameDescription
      doctorsExcluding dentists. The practice of the medical profession consists in the provision of health services by a person possessing the required qualifications, in particular: examination of health status, diagnosis and prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of patients, providing medical advice, as well as issuing opinions and medical certificates. (Act of 5 December 1996 on the professions of a doctor and dentist, consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2005 No. 226, item 1943).
      dentistsDentist (up to 31 May 2004 – a stomatologist) – a person who has required qualifications, confirmed by appropriate documents, to perform the profession of a dentist, which consists of providing services specified in item 1, in the scope of teeth, oral cavity, facial part of the skull and adjacent area. The Act of 5 December 1996 on the Profession of Doctor and Dentist, consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2011 No. 277, item 1634 with subsequent amendments.
      midwives, including masters of midwiferyIn 2001 without masters of nursing
  • Variable availability in years
    NameYears of accessibilityData accessibility levelDescription
     doctors 2004-2022Region (NUTS 2)-
     dentists 2004-2022Region (NUTS 2)-
     nurses, including masters of nursing 2004-2022Region (NUTS 2)-
     midwives, including masters of midwifery 2004-2022Region (NUTS 2)-
     Pharmacists excluding pharmaceutical technicians 2004-2005Region (NUTS 2)-
  • Basic Concepts
    Dentist
    Doctor
    Midwife
    Nurse
    Pharmacist