Changing Scenario of Doctor- Patient Relationship : A Consumerist approach
Journal Title: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
The doctor – patient relationship is very old and rapidly changing with the commercialization. Since 1991 several legal cases related to the medical negligence put a new picture of doctor – patient relationship & medical profession and portrayed a major concern for the protection of patients. Besides law of tort, The provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 provided opportunity to patients to seek redressal of grievances from the Consumer Courts followed by Supreme court. There are number of cases filed against doctors & hospitals for medical negligence and unfair medical practices in these consumer courts as well as in Supreme Court. The verdicts of Supreme Court quoted a new definition of protection of patient’s interest. This paper will study the verdicts of Supreme Court and identify that upto which extent the interest of consumer is protected? This paper will identify, explain and summarize the rights of patients against medical practitioner in the light of verdicts of Supreme Court. This paper will also try to evaluate the consumer protection act and find out the need of any amendment if required to ensure the protection of patient against any medical negligence in society. Generally we all visit doctor as a patient at least once in life and this paper will provide an insight about the protection of our interest in the changing scenario of medical service.
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Ashish Shukla
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