The role of undergraduate and postgraduate education in palliative, supportive and hospice care development

presented an overview of the state of Polish specialist hospice and palliative care with a focus on the distribution of funding, types of provided care and organization of units.The authors analysed data from the National Health Fund's database and the Registry of Entities Performing Medical Activity.As of May 2023, 522 medical entities offer hospice and palliative care services in Poland, with 84.4% being exclusive for adults, 4.9% exclusive for children and 10.1% available for both.The majority of the agreements are set on the model of home hospice, stressing the need for providing care in a familial environment.More inpatient settings (including free-standing stationary hospices and palliative medicine units in hospitals) and