It is commonly believed that the State Medical Councils do not take any action against errant doctors for Medical Negligence because they belong to the same profession. The fact is that State Medical Councils do take disciplinary action. But like all legal processes, the procedure is a little complicated and time consuming. Of course, this…
A few aggrieved persons file complaints involving medical negligence before the Consumer Forums and even before the state Medical Councils. The Medical Councils are slower than snails……..and things hardly move there. In a novel approach, the National Human Rights Commission and the non profit Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) have started entertaining such complaints and holding public…
In a case of medical negligence, resulting in death of the patient, the Maharashtra State Consumer Commission has by its order dated 14 August 2015, awarded damages of Rs. 10 lakhs for negligence, interest at 9% and cost of Rs. 25,000. This is a good decision but what is unfortunate is that the Complaint which was…
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