Treatment of patient based on telephonic advice from doctor constitutes negligence, opines NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently opined that treating a patient on the basis of telephone advice of a doctor, instead of personally examining him, constitutes negligence in care.
Such observation was made by the Apex Consumer Court while it held a Ranchi-based private hospital and its doctors negligent while providing treatment to a patient suffering from Acute Pancreatitis.
For more details, check out the links given below:
Treatment Of Patient Based On Telephonic Advice From Doctor Constitutes Negligence: NCDRC
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