What is meant by gross medical negligence? Doctors urges Govt to clarify

Published On 2024-02-07 12:12 GMT   |   Update On 2024-02-07 12:12 GMT

Highlighting that medical professionals are constrained to take a calibrated risk often which makes it "difficult to define gross negligence", the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the Union Government to clarify the new criminal laws for prosecuting doctors.In a letter addressed to the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, IMA urged the Central Government to issue an executive order...

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Highlighting that medical professionals are constrained to take a calibrated risk often which makes it "difficult to define gross negligence", the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the Union Government to clarify the new criminal laws for prosecuting doctors.

In a letter addressed to the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, IMA urged the Central Government to issue an executive order on criminal prosecution of doctors insisting that such an order "may protect doctors being harassed under criminal law."

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What Is Meant By Gross Medical Negligence? Doctors Ask Govt To Clarify


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