The article contains an analysis of Article 94 (3) of the Polish Labor Code, which defines mobbing, and Article 207 of the Polish Penal Code, which concerns the offence of abuse, in relation to physicians. The choice of health care workers results in particular from disturbing signals from the medical community regarding the widespread nature of mobbing. The article presents the view that only some of the situations qualified as mobbing will meet the criteria set out for the offence of abuse. Despite fundamental differences, different normative bases, there are also common elements that require precise examination in the process of applying the law.