Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2012 given bed linen. In the opinion of the visiting team, no group of persons can be discriminated and they should be treated as all others. Since in one of the stations bed linen was not given at all, the visiting team reminded that bed linen should be provided to all patients. 7. Staff The visits of the NPM revealed that not all of the visiting stations employed a psychologist.185 Consequently, the objectives set out in § 18(5) of the Ordinance on sobering-up stations are implemented in a  limited scope. The visiting team recommended hiring a psychologist or a therapist specialising in treatment of addictions whose work would focus on preventive conversations with the patients motivating them to undergo a specialist treatment. In view of irregularities concerning the treatment of patients, the representatives of the Mechanism emphasize that, due to difficulties of work in sobering-up stations, it is of utmost importance to select appropriate personnel, ensure appropriate training and close supervision by directors of the establishments. 185 Sobering-up Station in Zamość, Sobering-up Station in Białystok, Sobering-up Station in Konin. 78