As we reported, foreign doctors in Poland are facing problems: The Supreme Medical Chamber has begun to revoke their right to work. In the Pomeranian Voivodeship, the procedure has already started concerning 161 medical professionals — all of them risk losing their right to practice.
Poland simplified employment for foreign doctors after the war in Ukraine
Jak dotąd około trzech tysięcy lekarzy tego nie zrobiło.
The situation in Pomerania
In the Gdańsk Medical Chamber, 637 doctors are registered with limited rights to practice. Of these, 435 have already confirmed their language proficiency, 30 have lost their right to work due to expiration, and another 161 are under administrative procedure. If they do not provide the documents on time, their licenses will be revoked
In Pomeranian hospitals, we employ nearly 160 citizens of Ukraine, says company spokesperson Krzysztof Piotrowski. Until May 14, we had not received a single refusal from the Ministry of Health regarding the issuance of permits for foreigners.
A similar situation exists in the Copernicus company, which manages the hospitals named after Nicolaus Copernicus and in Zaspa in Gdańsk. There, 29 doctors from non-EU countries work, including three with conditional rights to practice. All of them have already passed their exams.
Two doctors may lose their right to work in a Pomeranian hospital
Nawet utrata 200 lekarzy może poważnie wpłynąć na system opieki zdrowotnej — zwłaszcza szpitale powiatowe. To często zagraniczni medycy podejmują się najcięższych dyżurów: nocnych, świątecznych oraz pracy na SOR-ach.
Eksperci apelują, aby takie przypadki rozpatrywać indywidualnie — uwzględniając stanowisko kierownictwa szpitala. Tymczasem Ministerstwo Zdrowia rozważa możliwość przedłużenia okresu przejściowego do 1 maja 2027 roku.
