Poland is a signatory of the Poznan Declaration and its palliative care leaders subscribe to the aims of the Eastern and Central European Palliative Care Task Force ECEPT; these include: the call for national policies, palliative care education, increased drug availability, a growth in palliative care services and an increase in public awareness. Jacek Luczak is Chair of ECEPT and Maciej Kluziak (both of Poznan) is Secretary. Around 120 members are drawn from 17 countries.
The Polish Hospices Fund is a charity based in the United Kingdom. Administered by Gillian Petrie Hunter and chaired by Muir Hunter, it provides support for the training of Polish doctors and nurses in British hospices. Originally financed by the Know-How Fund, it has since become funded by the Stefan Batory (Soros) Foundation. It began finding and supporting training placements for Polish doctors in UK hospices and palliative care units in 1992 and has provided training to more than 100 doctors in this way.
St Christopher's Hospice, London, has established a special relationship with St Lazarus Hospice, Krakow, and provides materials, information and education to the unit. A similar partnership of more than 10 years' duration has been established between the Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan and Sir Michael Sobell House, Oxford, UK. Other support comes from the British Council.
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