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 […]
Tag Archives: Legal
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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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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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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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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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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 […]
Articles
Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) is not a Psychiatric disease and hence Doctors are not liable to pay Rs.30 lakhs as compensation
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Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) is not a Psychiatric disease and hence Doctors are not liable to pay Rs.30 lakhs as compensation http://cms.nic.in/ncdrcusersWeb/GetJudgement.do… DAUJI DAYAL CHAUHAN V/s. SWARN JAYANTI SAMUDAIK HOSPITAL & ORS. Facts in brief: The National Commission was dealing with the allegations of the Complainant that due to initial wrong diagnosis and wrong […]
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Unwanted Pregnancy after Sterilization Law study is a never ending process. Several times you come across with certain judgments, which must be made known to all those concerned. Co-incidentally, there are 2 consecutive “3 Judges Bench” Judgment of Hon’ble Apex Court, which DRs. must know: 1) State of Haryana V/s. Raj Rani – AIR 2005 […]
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Mar
Dentist of Horror As she sat in her dentist’s office, eight of her teeth newly yanked from her jaw, dentures painfully affixed to a mouth still gushing blood, Sylviane Boulesteix tried to figure out what had just happened to her. Just a few hours earlier she’d gotten a call from the dentist’s office, letting […]
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Mar
Referring a patient to Higher Centre is not the Medical Negligence “It’s in the interest of Patients that Doctors. Should not be dragged to the Court unnecessarily”” – National Commission observed while dismissing the Complaint for damages of Rs.2.5 Crores as it prevents Doctors from discharging their duty to a suffering person who needs their […]