Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) - Poland (Ratification: 1980)

Article 2, paragraphs 1, 2(b) and 3, of the Convention (in relation to point V of the report form). The Committee takes note of the information contained in the last report of the Government and related to its previous comments on this point of the Convention. It notes the Order of 2 July 1992 of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare providing for higher remuneration for nursing personnel. It also notes the statistics regarding nursing personnel which do not indicate, however, the number of persons leaving the profession. Likewise, the report does not refer to any other efforts undertaken to attract persons to the nursing profession and retain them in it. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate whether other measures have been taken to improve working and employment conditions in both the private and public sectors, so as to make this profession more attractive, in accordance with this provision of the Convention. Please supply statistical data on the number of nurses employed in the private sector, on their level of remuneration in relation also to remuneration paid in practice in the public sector, and data on the number of persons leaving the nursing profession.

Article 2, paragraph 3. The Committee notes the Act of 19 April 1991 on self-government of nurses and midwives providing an important role of such self-government of nurses in respect of training, health policy and organization of health services. However, no reply has been given to the Committee's previous direct request regarding any consultations with the employers' and workers' organizations concerned with regard to the formulation of a policy concerning nursing services and nursing personnel. The Committee again requests the Government to provide such particulars on this point of the Convention.