Category HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL WELFARE AND BENEFITS TO THE FAMILY
Group ARCHIVAL DATA
Subgroup Medical personnel - Practices (individual and group)
Supply frequency yearly
Source of data Statistical Surveys Programme -
Contact person on methodology -
  • 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
    • 2. Sex
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  • Variable availability in years
    NameYears of accessibilityData accessibility levelDescription
    doctors   -
    dentists   -
    nurses, including masters of nursing   -
    midwives, including masters of midwifery   -
  • Basic Concepts
    Dentist
    Doctor
    Midwife
    Nurse