{"id":602,"date":"2022-11-10T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreforpracticinglaw.crazywebsite.net\/?p=602"},"modified":"2022-11-10T21:43:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:13:05","slug":"medical-negligence-impact-on-public-health-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreforpracticinglaw.com\/medical-negligence-impact-on-public-health-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE: IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the field of medicine, there are instances where the medical professions have committed acts and have made mistakes which may have led to minor injuries or serious kinds of injuries and some may even cause death. A practicing doctor who is skilled and has knowledge may also commit mistakes and hence, makes it necessary to analyze the legal remedy, rights and duty. The medical profession is governed by the code of medical ethics which has been laid down by the Medical Council of India.<\/p>\n

Although, it is an obligation of the medical practitioners to follow the code of ethics, the number of unethical practices has increased drastically and hence, it has become essential to analyze whether the act committed out of negligence and the liability that arises out of it. Health care workers can be made liable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, tort and criminal law. In the recent years we have witnessed an incline towards the commercialization in the medical field like never before. This has also led to an increase in the unethical acts being performed by the doctors in order to gain monetary benefits.<\/p>\n

Medical negligence can be defined as misconduct by a medical practitioner or a doctor which results in breach of their duties and the harm caused to the patients. It is a breach of a legal duty to care. It is a medical malpractice which is improper, unskilled or negligent in the treatment of a patient by the physician, dentist, pharmacist or any other health care professional. The ingredients for negligence include:<\/p>\n