The article examines the legal status of healthcare professionals in Ukraine, analysing their constitutional and professional rights enshrined in the relevant legal acts. In particular, the article focuses on the rights to proper working conditions, social protection, insurance, benefits and additional guarantees provided for by the Law of Ukraine ‘Fundamentals of Ukrainian Healthcare Legislation’. The article also highlights the peculiarities of regulating the labour activity of healthcare professionals, including issues of qualification, professional development, and the right to protection of professional honour and dignity.
Specific legal aspects of doctors’ activities are also considered, including the right to refuse to manage a patient, the use of vehicles in emergency situations, and the possibility of restricting access to information about a patient’s health status in certain cases. The article also analyses the issue of medical secrecy and its use in scientific research, the conditions for conducting medical experiments, as well as the peculiarities of medical interventions without patient consent in critical situations.
The article provides an overview of the legal status of psychiatrists working with persons with mental disorders. The article highlights the special requirements for their qualifications, the need for periodic certification and continuous professional training. The author also examines the legal regulation of their activities, in particular, the requirements for licensing conditions, compliance with professional standards and ethical norms.
In general, the article emphasises the importance of legal support for the activities of medical professionals and the problems of their practical implementation. The article draws attention to the need to improve legislation, as many of the rights of healthcare professionals remain declarative, especially in matters of decent remuneration, proper social protection and working conditions. The author also emphasises the importance of legal protection of doctors, especially in difficult cases of professional activity.
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