Delay in cancer patient treatment leading to death: GTB hospital, doctors held negligent
Noting that the apathetic approach of the hospital and its doctors towards the gravity of the ailment raises a presumption as regards to the failure of treating doctors in clinical judgment and choosing the right course of action in time, the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has upheld the District Forum's order that found GTB Hospital and its two doctors guilty of negligence and delay in treating a cancer patient who eventually succumbed to the disease.
The District Commission had directed the facility and the doctors to jointly pay a lump sum compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to the heirs (complainants) of the deceased patient.
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