Systems for the Protection of the Interests of Health Professionals Employed by Medical Establishments

The article is devoted to the issue of the employment of medical personnel in medical entities under Polish law. It presents the permissible forms of employment of medical professionals, with particular emphasis on contracts for the provision of health services, the so-called civil law contracts, which have their source in Art. 26 and 27 of the Act on medical activity. The focus is on the differentiation of the protection of the interests of these persons depending on the form of employment adopted. The article also includes a consideration of the scope of reference of the regulation expressed in Art. 22 § 11 and 12 of the Labour Code to civil law contracts concluded by medical entities with persons practising a medical profession.