A patient lost her life after Unwanted Hysterectomy, cost Rs.10 lakhs to Doctors. http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… The case of MADAN LAL & ORS V/s. DR. R.K. CHAUDHARY & ANR . Facts in Short : Case of the Complainant : 1) The deceased patient i.e. wife of the Complainant, 37 years of age, was taking treatment for abdominal […]
Tag Archives: Judgement
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Apr
Apr
Wrong Dose of Anesthesia equals 50 lakhs compensation Wrong Dose of Anesthesia and failure to follow Std. Guidelines in ERCP procedure + Unethical Siphoning of government funds = Rs. 47 lakhs of Compensation. The commission observed, Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers both lost their lives secondary to the anesthetic agent, Propofol…!! The National commission was […]
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Apr
Apr
” Competent Authority directed to de-seal and return the Sonography machines form want of proper & Valid order as envisaged under PCPNDT Act provisions”. The Hon. Bombay High Court in its recently reported judgement of Janki Ultra Sound Centre V/S. Approximately. Authority under PCPNDT act ( 2015 (6) Mh.L.J. 886) W.P.No.1 of 2015 passed the […]
Articles
The Hospital was held vicariously liable to pay Rs. 21 laks towards compensation for negligence of its Consultant
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Apr
Apr
The Hospital was held vicariously liable to pay Rs. 21 laks towards compensation for negligence of its Consultant. “sliding hernias are understood by few surgeons at any level of seniority” http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… In a Recent judgment, the 3 judges Bench of National Commission was dealing with this question in the case of Kamla Bhat V/s. Manipal […]
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Apr
Apr
A post on Facebook describes narration of resident doctor of JJ Hospital Ophthalmology department. I am writing this because I have experienced all that first hand and have seen it happen to others too, by ‘it’ I mean “their tyranny and inhuman behaviour”. Medical students slog very hard to get through the PG entrance. The […]
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Mar
Mar
Who is authorised to do UltraSonography ? A must know judgment for Medicos. Hon’ble Delhi High Court was dealing with this question while deciding the different writ petitions filed by Indian Radiological Association, Indian Medical Association and Sonological Society of India. In its 83 pages judgment dated 16/02/2016, the Division Bench has granted much awaited […]
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Mar
Mar
Lack of proper informed consent costed Hospital Rs.464000 “Whether in C-Section delivery, PPH (postpartum hemorrhage) can be avoided ” ? “When anemic patient is about to deliver Twins, whether delivery is to be done C-Section and whether blood transfusion had to be given at the initial stage itself” ? The National Commission was dealing with […]
Articles, News
Fall of Indoor patient while taking a “stroll in the midnight” costed Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital
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Mar
Mar
Fall of Indoor patient while taking a “stroll in the midnight” costed Rs.11 lakhs to the Hospital In an interesting case of ASHISH KUMAR MAZUMDAR V/s. AISHI RAM BATRA CHARITABLE HOSPITAL TRUST & ORS before the Apex Court , the Court rejected the appeal of Hospital, but also rejected the enhancement claim of the Complainant […]
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Mar
Mar
Can a M.D. Medicine Doctor practise as a Cardiologist? In the case of Goyal Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Jodhpur & ors, V/s. Kishan Shukla (R.P. No.4023/2011), the National Commission was dealing with the aforesaid question and the answer was in negative. A doctor must have valid and recognised specialised qualification. Can a […]
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Mar
Mar
Unsigned Medical Record has no legal validity (Medicos, you must at least read point No.5 herein below) Medi. Supri. Loaknayak Jaiprakash Naryan Hospital & Ors. V/s. K.M. Santosh. F.A. No. 244/2008, decided on 14/03/2016. http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… Case of the Complainant : 1. The 11 year old Complainant was admitted in the Hospital with the complaint of […]