Onus to prove Medical Negligence lies on the Complainant-National commission vidushpat2 April 2016 1:53 PM IST"A medical practitioner faced with an emergency ordinarily tries his best to redeem the patient out of his suffering. He does not gain anything by...
M.D. Medicine Doctor fined for calling himself a Cardiologist Rohit23 March 2016 12:00 PM ISTCan a M.D. Medicine Doctor practise as a Cardiologist ?In the case of Goyal Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Jodhpur & ors, V/s. Kishan...
No Guarantee in Medical Treatment- NCDRC Rohit12 March 2016 4:07 PM IST"NO DOCTOR WILL GIVE GUARANTEE OF CURE IN HIS TREATMENT" - National CommissionThis judgment reminds me a line which I read in a Doctor's clinic"I...
A Doctor is saved because of proper documentation !!! Rohit9 Dec 2015 11:48 AM IST“When a patient dies or suffers some mishap, there is a tendency to blame the doctor for this. Things have gone wrong and, therefore, somebody must be...
Court orders Rs 1cr plus compensation for Negligence in baby's birth Rohit2 Dec 2015 11:46 AM ISTA baby born with birth defects because of Negligence, costed The Doctor and Hospital a hefty compensation of Rs. 1 Crore +...The National Commission...
NCDRC seeks officials' presence in hospital to help CGHS patients Meghna A Singhania22 Oct 2015 9:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: The apex consumer court has asked the Centre to ensure presence of some officials at every hospital handling cases of Central Government...
Doctor cannot be held liable, if patient does not follow advice! Rohit21 Oct 2015 4:47 PM ISTPatient not following the Advice given by Doctors and Error of Judgment by Doctors does not amount to Negligence of the doctor !!!The NCDRC while...
Referring a patient to higher centre is not medical negligence. Rohit12 Oct 2015 11:24 AM ISTReferring a patient to higher centre is not a negligence.:We may see a patient referred from one Dr. to another and many a time, patient thinks its a...
“No cure is not a negligence of treating doctor” Rohit3 Oct 2015 3:49 PM IST“No cure is not a negligence of treating doctor”.These words of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in its recent Judgment of...
Whooping Rs 1.8 cr ordered by Supreme Court for medical negligence Meghna A Singhania4 July 2015 4:34 PM ISTIn what can be termed as the highest compensation so far in the country, Supreme Court of India, ordered the State Government of Tamil Nadu to pay a...
