Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2013 ceived the printout of Information about patient’s rights, and during the stay on the branch, patients had access into the file containing acts, referring to psychiatric hospitals, regulations being applicable in an institution as well as addresses of Bureau of the Commissioner for Patients’ Rights and Commissioner for Psychiatric Hospital Patients’258. However in none of visited hospitals a collective booklet, describing principles being in force on his area was used for information purposes259. All at the same time no institution had handouts for foreigners and blind persons. Patients of visited hospitals were informed in relation to recommended medicines and their possible side effects. Very patients also asked about the effect of medicines and have sometimes asked for the access to medical documentation, and their right to information in this respect was exercised. In only some of the visited hospitals the patients’ book of complaints and conclusions was led, or her availability was actual – in the assessment of workers of the Mechanism – illusory, considering it was accessed e.g. in other building. As a result in some cases the workers of the Mechanism recommended enforcing the local book of complaints and conclusions in the hospital, dedicated, apart from written complaints, for inventorying charges reported by patients orally260. Restrictions were applied in none of visited hospitals in the access of detained patients to the press, of radio and television. 7.3.5. Right to health care and therapy261 Apart from psychiatric treatment, the patients in the visited hospitals receive necessary help regarding their somatic condition (although in some establishments the are problems with Access to certain specialists, such as a dentist). On account of capacity multiprofile of him, one of hospitals262 employed own consultants curing somatic illnesses with abounding diagnostic base in diagnosing them Hospital in Radom. The CPT emphasizes, that introductory brochure setting out of the establishment’s routine and patients’ rights should be issued to each patient on admission, as well as to their family. Any patients unable to understand this brochure should receive appropriate assistance [CPT/Inf (98)]. 260 Hospital in: Toszek, Gniezno, Branice. 261 According to the recommendations of the CPT: Psychiatric treatment should be based on an individualised approach, which implies the drawing up of a treatment plan for each patient. It should involve a wide range of rehabilitative and therapeutic activities, including access to occupational therapy, group therapy, individual psychotherapy, art, drama, music and sports. Patients should have regular access to suitably-equipped recreation room and have the possibility to take outdoor exercise on a daily basis; it is also desirable for them to be offered education and suitable work [CPT/Inf (98)]. 262 Hospital in Toszek. 258 259 75