Abstract:

Medical personnel is a group of employees particularly exposed to health hazards which arise from stress factors related to the place and specificity of work. Therefore, it is necessary to identify hazardous factors affecting workers' health and try to limit their occurrence. Taking these measures is vital in connection with the observed deficit of medical staff. Based on the analysis of literature, empirical studies have been carried out to determine the significance of factors burdening physicians in relation to their employment in medical entities. The primary aim of the conducted research was to determine dissatisfaction factors and aggravating factors by finding out the opinions of medical community and medical students about working conditions. The research was conducted in January 2020 using two separate survey questionnaires made available to doctors and medical students on private groups on social networking sites. The answers provided by the respondents showed that working conditions in public health care entities in Poland are unfavorable and there are numerous aggravating factors, the main one being the constant burden of responsibility for the life and health of patients. Respondents also indicated that they experience bullying and aggression from patients and pressure to perform the profession contrary to law or ethics. Based on results of the study, recommendations possible to implement at the level of individual organizations were proposed. The conclusions and recommendations were presented to interested doctors and students.