Today, on 2nd August 2016, The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has been passed by Rajyasabha. This comes after passing of the bill in Loksabha. To put this bill in simple words, from 2017 admission session there will be a common entrance test for both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical entrance exams. Common […]
Tag Archives: Judgement
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Informed Consent taken from relatives and not from the patient herself, who was otherwise in a position to give consent, cost Drs. Rs.5 lakhs. The National Commission in its recent judgment dated 4th July, has given the important verdict in the case of SURESH CHANDRA MYTLE & ANR V/s. NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. & […]
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Decision to put a patient on Ventilator is not a Negligence (saved Drs. From Rs. 60 lakhs) but not providing copy of medical record amounts to Negligence. The case of MANMOHAN SINGH & 2 ORS. V/s. FORTIS HOSPITAL You may see the link. http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… The Brief Facts: The deceased was 96 years lady, who was […]
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Vetes, Homoeopath, Ayurvedic Drs or Drs practising Siddha or Unani system cannot practice Allopathy – Delhi High Court. This is a very important judgment delivered by Hon. Delhi high Court in the case of Delhi Medical Association V/s. Principal Secretary, Health. See the following link and part of it have been reported in AIR 2016 […]
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Patient not following advice of Drs. & mere Error of judgement, do not amount to Negligence. The NCDRC while dismissing the claim for Rs.65,00,000/- (Rs. Sixty Five lacks) in its recent judgment of Ms. Kamni Sharma & ors. V/s.Dr. Anil Nadir and Pamposh Hospital, New Delhi (Consumer Case no.351/2001, decided on 13/07/2015) observed as above…http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… […]
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A Woman’s right to have a baby includes right not to have a baby ? Need to Amend MTP Act ? The Hon. Apex Court in its recent judgment allowed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) of 14-year rape victim @ 24 weeks against the current law which allows it only up to 20 weeks!! […]
Articles
“Filling of ‘F’ forms is a clerical work to be done by Clinic and not by a Radiologist” – Bombay High Court
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“Filling of ‘F’ forms is a clerical work to be done by Clinic and not by a Radiologist” – Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court came to the rescue of Radiologists by ruling that it is not the duty of a radiologist to maintain details in Form BH F. It is pure clerical work […]
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A Doctor cannot be held liable, if primary treatment is given by a Quack The patient lost his leg due to primary “treatment” by a quack, but the buck was shifted on the Doctors for Medical Negligence, but fortunately in vain for Drs. PRAYAG HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER PVT. LTD. & ANR. V/s. VIJAY PAL. […]
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Rights of Doctors against Arrest & Criminal Action in case of Medical Negligence cases Must Know for yourself and update others. This is a Landmark Judgment of Apex Court. A.S.V. Narayanan Rao V/s. Ratnamala & Another. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1433 OF 2013. Let’s see first the Important guidelines framed by the Court to be followed […]
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ENT doctor, a Sanatan member, held in Dabholkar murder case PUNE: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made its first arrest in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case late on Friday evening. The CBI arrested Dr Virendrasinh Tawade (48), an ENT specialist, from Panvel in Navi Mumbai. Tawade is a member of the Sanatan Sanstha as […]