Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible overview of the law regarding medical negligence in India under the Consumer Protection Act, the law of torts, as well as the Penal Code. It analyses all major cases to date, and also discusses medicine and ethics, the duties of doctors, defences available to doctors, potential areas of litigation, and the significance of 'consent' of patients, as well as ways of preventing litigation.
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Cause and Effect of Doctor Patient Conflict 3: Rights and Responsibilities of Patient 4: Medical Negligence and Civil laws 5: Doctor Patient Relationship and Informed Consent 6: Compensation Based on Law of Torts 7: Consumer Protection Act and Medical Profession: Selected Provisions of the Act 8: Procedure Adopted by Consumer Forum for Medical Negligence Case: Rules and Regulations 9: Defence of the Doctor 10: Liability of Medical Professionals under Criminal law 11: Prevention of Malpractice Litigation 12: Malpractice Litigation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 13: Litigation in Surgery 14: Litigation in Anaesthesia 15: Medical negligence in Medicine 16: Litigation in Miscellaneous Disciplines of Medical Science Appendix: Statistics and Studies on Medical Services and Malpractice Suits
