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Poland is achieving better results in treating lung cancer than the European Union. This has been stated by the newest Eurocare-5 report published by “Lancet Oncology". Unfortunately, we are not as good with other tumours, ranking below the EU average.

Target medicine import allows the import from abroad of medications necessary to save the lives or health of patients, but are not permitted for sale in Poland.

Brain diseases have become epidemics, as every third European suffers from one of them. They mostly occur in people aged 65 or more, but they constitute a huge burden for the entire society. Some of them are also found in young people.

A pharmacy can only be run by a pharmacist with sufficient professional experience, but it can be established by virtually anyone. However, the owner must meet the conditions defined in the Pharmaceutical Law.

Every patient in Poland has numerous rights, including the right to health care services, but also the right to receive information on his or her state of health and the available treatment methods.

Pharmaceutical wholesalers act as agents between drug producers and pharmacies. They allow pharmacies to meet their statutory obligation of providing medicines to citizens. Their operating standards are strictly defined in the law.

Their use is followed by euphoria, possibly hallucinations, and anxiety neurosis. Experts warn: designer drugs may lead to serious harm to health or even endanger life.

The emergency notification system integrates medical rescue, the fire service and the police. It is based on emergency communication centres (CPRs) which, since January 2014, have operated throughout Poland according to unified procedures.

Annually, about 4 thousand women in Poland develop cervical cancer, while nearly 2 thousand die of this disease. The cervical cancer prevention programme is aimed at reducing the mortality rate.

The system of educating physicians is changing. The annulment of postgraduate practice is one of the elements in these modifications. The physicians who will complete their studies in 2017 will be the last who will take this form of practice. Changes are also being implemented in the system of specialisations.

If care provided within primary healthcare is not sufficient, there is a possibility of getting an appointment with a specialist within specialist outpatient care. To see some specialists, a referral from primary healthcare physician is required.

It coordinates the acquisition and transplantation or organs, and runs registers of donors – the Poltransplant Transplantation Organising and Coordinating Centre founded in 1996 is the key organisation of Polish transplantology.