PROBLEMS &ISSUES IN DEALING MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES: 1.Even though the supreme court directs police to obtain an independent and competent medical opinion before filing cases against alleged doctors of negligence, Investigating officers don’t know whom to approach, so they get in touch with the state medical councils. 2.Aggrieved patients feel that getting an opinion from the state medical councils amounts to conflict of interest, 3. While patients have to run from pillar to post to get justice against erring doctors, frivolous allegations and malicious proceedings cause harassment to medical practitioners. According to legal and medical experts, a proper statutory framework will not only protect the interests of patients but also check cases of violence against doctors. Any progress in SOLVING the problems? A)on October 31, 2017- The MCI passed a resolution for the first time on October 31, 2017, proposing to the government to constitute medical boards wit...
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