U radu se, uz navođenje statističkih podataka o disciplinskim povredama i kaznama, analizira disciplinska odgovornost liječnika, te utjecaj navedene odgovornosti na rad i ponašanje liječnika.
Autor daje prikaz tijela nadležnih za pokretanje i vođenje disciplinskog postupka, pravila disciplinskog postupka,opis disciplinskih povreda i kazni, te način sudske zaštite liječnika protiv odluka o disciplinskoj odgovornosti.
Zaključak autora je da je sustav disciplinske odgovornosti liječnika u bitnome uređen na jasan i cjelovit način, uz napomenu da je Pravilnikom potrebno propisati rok u kojem je nadležno Povjerenstvo dužno donijeti mišljenje o osnovanosti zahtjeva za pokretanje disciplinskog postupka.This paper, together with statistical data on disciplinary breaches and punishments, analyses the disciplinary liability of physicians and the influence of this liability on the work and behaviour of physicians. The author here provides an overview of the bodies responsible for initiating and implementing disciplinary procedure, the rules for disciplinary procedure, a description of disciplinary breaches and punishments, and the way the court protects physicians against disciplinary procedure decisions. The conclusion contains the system of disciplinary procedure for physicians which is regulated in a clear and holistic way, together with the observation that it is necessary to regulate in the Code the deadline by which the Committee must reach its decision regarding the validity of the demands for initiating disciplinary proceedings
