Pa r t i I . Patients in psychiatric hospitals should be allowed, as far as possible, to contacts with the outside world, including temporary stays outside the establishment. During the visits, no passes were allowed in two hospitals. In one of them, passes were not issued to patients treated under enhanced security conditions224, while in the other – also to patients kept under basic security conditions225. It must be pointed out that the regulation under the Amendment of 20 February 2015 applies only to hospital patients kept under basic security conditions. 7. Living conditions Half of the hospitals visited in 2014 did not ensure proper living conditions to patients, as their rooms were overpopulated226 which is in breach of § 18 and 19 of the Ordinance of the Minister of Health of 26 June 2012 on specific requirements to be met by rooms and facilities of the entity providing medical treatment227. Due to lack of free places in psychiatric wards, one of the visited establishments228 placed some of its patients in hallways. In other establishments, the problem resulted in, besides the aforesaid lack of space, failure to ensure adequate space around beds, including access to them from three sides. Moreover, patients in some hospitals were not provided with favourable conditions for storing their personal belongings, as bedside cabinets had not enough space229 or were not lockable230. 7a. Rights of persons with disabilities Out of the establishments visited in 2014, one hospital was not adjusted to the needs of persons with physical disabilities231. 8. Personnel Certain establishments232 were found by the representatives of the NPM to be understaffed. In order to guarantee adequate care to patients, three hospitals233 should expand their personnel training offer to include, among others, issues concerning coercive measures, first aid and occupational burnout. Hospital in Jarosław. Hospital in Choroszcz. 226 Hospitals in: Jarosław, Choroszcz, Łódź. 227 Dz.U. item 739. 228 Hospital in Łódź. 229 Hospitals in: Jarosław, Bolesławiec. 230 Hospital in Choroszcz. 231 Hospital in Choroszcz. 232 Hospitals in: Łódź, Jarosław. 233 Hospitals in: Łódź, Choroszcz, Katowice. 224 225 63