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Doctor and Law

T.K.K. Naidu , Dr. T.K.K. Naidu

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 1(1):p 11-13, January - March 2008. | DOI:

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After the Consumer Protection Act. 1986, came into effect, a number of patients have filed cases against doctors. This article presents a summary of legal decisions related to medial negligence, what constitutes negligence in civil and criminal law and what is required prove it. Public awareness of medical negligence in India is growing. Hospital managements are increasingly facing complaints regarding the facilities, standards of professional competence and the appropriateness of their therapeutic and diagnostic methods. After the Consumer Protection Act. 1986, has come into force some patients have filed legal cases against doctors, have established that the doctors were negligent in their medical service and have claimed and received compensation. As a result, a number of legal decisions have been made on what constitutes negligence and what is required to prove it.
 

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