Instytucja nadzoru fachowo-lekarskiego w Polsce w latach 1947–1950 w świetle ówczesnych doniesień prasowych.

Instytucja nadzoru fachowo-lekarskiego w Polsce w latach 1947–1950 w świetle ówczesnych doniesień prasowych.

Institution of Professional and Medical Supervision in Poland from 1947 to 1950 – presentation based on the then press publications

Magdalena Paciorek

Institution of professional and medical supervision was established by the Minister of Health’s decision on October 30, 1947 and its purpose was to improve the quality of medical practice and establish cooperation between various in-patient and out-patient health institutions. It was also an element of health care system centralisation. Presented in the article development of professional and medical supervision took place in the period when the new political system was being shaped and this undoubtedly infl uenced the fi nal structure of this institution in Polish People’s Republic. The years 1947/48 were still the time of relative liberty, when innovative ideas were still accepted or even promoted and when it was possible to express openly opinions on the level of health care development in rural areas. This liberty was gradually restricted in subsequent years. Published in press articles or consultant reports varied at that time in form and contents. Some were too laconic and gave no new information but there were also some that with disarming frankness pointed to serious shortcomings and errors not only in organisation of controlled units but also resulting from purely professional incompetence. However, with the development of political system in Poland, the consultant reports changed their nature. Often they were written in a ‘politically correct’ manner. Nevertheless, the practice of public self-criticism makes it possible to see problems not only with the organisation of the supervision at that time. It showed the condition of public health care system, the glaring shortcomings resulting to a great extent from personal nad material loss incurred during the WWII but also – in line with the propaganda policy – from the mistakes made in Polish political system before 1939. Despite constant improvements that were introduced especially in 1950, the mistakes were still repeating and reminded those seen in 1948, especially as regards the cooperation of individual institutions in the health care system.

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