How to Check a Clinic in Poland

To check a clinic in Poland, look it up on RPWDL, the government's public register of healthcare providers, under the company name on your quote. Then look up your surgeon or dentist on the separate register of doctors and dentists kept by the Polish medical chamber. The first is open to anyone; the second is in Polish and protected by a captcha.

Of the 30 Polish clinics we have looked up, we found 29 on RPWDL (latest check 6 October 2026). This guide shows where each register is, what it can and can't tell you, the questions to send the clinic, and what to agree before you pay a deposit.

Which official registers apply in Poland

What the registers show, and what they don't

RPWDL shows the company's legal name, its registry book number, its tax numbers, its registered address, the authority that registered it, the date it started and whether it has been struck off.

It does not show results, complication rates, reviews, or which surgeon will operate on you. The doctors' register shows whether a doctor has the right to practise and their specialisations, not how many operations they do or how they go. No public register in any country tells you whether an operation will go well; that is a conversation for you and your surgeon.

How to check a clinic in Poland, step by step

1. Get the company name from your quote or the clinic's invoice details, not the brand name on the website. If it isn't there, ask for it.
2. Search RPWDL for that name, or for the NIP tax number. Note the registry book number and check the address matches the building you would be treated in.
3. Ask the clinic for your surgeon's or dentist's full name and right-to-practise (PWZ) number in writing.
4. Search the medical chamber register by name or PWZ number, and check their specialisation matches your operation.
5. Write down what you found and the date. Registers change, and a dated note is what makes it useful later.

Questions to ask the clinic in writing

1. What is the company name and registry book number on RPWDL, and does it cover the building where I will be treated?
2. Who will operate on me (or treat me), and what is their PWZ number?
3. What exactly does the price include, and what could be added once I am there?
4. How many nights in hospital, and when will you consider me fit to fly home?
5. What do you do, and who pays, if I have a problem after I am back in the UK?

What a deposit commits you to

Clinics often ask for a deposit to hold a date. Before you pay one, ask for its terms in writing:

• How much it is, and whether it comes off the final bill.
• Whether you get it back if you cancel, and up to what date.
• What happens if the clinic moves your date or your named surgeon or dentist changes.
• Which company takes the money. It should match the name on the register.
• Whether paying it commits you to the whole treatment plan, or only to the first appointment.

Pay by a method that gives you some protection, and keep every message and receipt.

If something goes wrong

Start with the clinic: write to them, keep their reply, and ask for your records. Poland also has a government Patient Ombudsman, the Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta, which looks into breaches of patient rights. A complaint to the Ombudsman is free; it can be sent by post, by email or online, and must be signed. Its free patient helpline is 800 190 590 (RPP, checked 6 October 2026). The site has no English version, and we could not confirm whether English complaints are accepted, so write in Polish or include a translation.

At home, the NHS is not liable for negligence or failure of treatment abroad (NHS guidance, checked 6 October 2026). If you have chest pain or are short of breath after surgery, call 999; for other worries, NHS 111 or your GP (NHS, reviewed 30 April 2026). Keep copies of every record, scan and receipt from the clinic.

Clinics we hold in Poland

Each has a free summary page with the register entry we found and the date we checked it.

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This guide is general information, not medical advice.

Written by Saher Shodhan

Saher Shodhan is the founder of Thera Travel, which publishes what the official records show about clinics abroad, each fact with the date it was checked, and answers patients' enquiries, free. More about Thera → How we write and check our guides →