GUS: There are not enough doctors in Poland

According to the latest Central Statistical Office (GUS) data, there are over 90,000 doctors in Poland who work in the profession, including over 60,000 specialist doctors (66.6 percent of the total). Compared to the beginning of the 1990s (81,000-82,000 doctors), only a slight increase in the number of medical staff was recorded. It does not cover current needs.

Michał Bulsa, chairman of the Committee for Young Doctors in the Supreme Medical Chamber says he does not know any statistics saying that there are enough doctors in a given specialization. “This is confirmed by the current situation in health care. There is not a single week in which we are not informed about the closing of hospital wards due to retirement or resignation of doctors from work in an additional place,” he adds.

(onet.pl)