Naslov
Some aspects of protection of human rights in health care

Autori
Šago, Dinka

Izvornik
Economic and social development, Book of Proceedings, 72th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, (1849-7535) (2021), 72; 44-52

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
healthcare, human rights, patients

Sažetak
The protection of human rights in health care or in the conduct of medical activities of today, is in focus of Croatian law today especially because of the subject of protection of the most important human values: life, health, personality, privacy and dignity. Healthcare in the Republic of Croatia has for a long time been in crisis in almost all areas. Problems in healthcare to a large extent have been inherited from the socialist area and deepened by war, privatisation, global economic crisis and so on. We have a lot of positive results of our healthcare system. But in this paper, only some significant negative phenomena will be mentioned such as, for example problems with out of date and quite slow system regulations, not passing system regulations (laws on rights, and obligations and responsibilities of patients, laws which would regulate access to, control and archiving of medical documentation and so on) or non-harmonisation of current regulations. Also, the problem of lack of healthcare workers in the system, long waiting lists and dysfunctional waiting list priorities. Finally, we will mention problem of insufficient informing of patients, patient dissatisfaction with the quality, accessibility and speed of healthcare service provision, undeveloped culture of care of one’s own health. It is a well-known fact that various violations of human rights can have serious health consequences. Therefore, healthcare policies and programs and how they are created or implemented can promote or violate human rights.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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