Letters
Poland is losing its doctors
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7510.235-a (Published 21 July 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:235
- Malgorzata M Bala, PhD student (gosiabala@mp.pl),
- Wiktoria M Lesniak, assistant
- Jagiellonian University Medical College Institute of Public Health, Grzegorzecka 20, 31-531 Krakow, Poland
- Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Skawinska 8, 31-066 Krakow
EDITOR—The political transition in formerly communist countries has affected not only the health of their populations but also their healthcare systems.1 Healthcare reform introduced in Poland in 1999 influenced the organisation of health care, but the working environment of Poland's doctors has not improved. Since Poland's accession to the European Union, many doctors have left the country to …