Medical Negligence in India: A Critical Study
Keywords:
Medical Negligence, Civil wrong, Criminal wrong, Omission, MalpracticeAbstract
The article addresses the definition, manner, and origins of medical negligence and its unique characteristics. The meaning and essentials of medical negligence, along with its history and the emergence of the early instances of medical negligence, have also been highlighted. It has also been explained as to how medical negligence can be classified as civil and criminal wrong, and the extent to which the Consumer Protection Act is applicable to the medical profession. The pattern of malpractice claims in various specializations and contexts is studied, with settled case laws now serving as precedents, and the most generally used criteria for assessing the same are enunciated. Thus, medical negligence cannot only be defined as an act or omission by a medical professional that deviates from established norms and causes harm to the patient. The requisites for the same are explained with case laws in the paper that can identify an act and distinguish between generally accepted medical practices and medical error with a tremendous lack of care. The primary goal of this research is to assess the scope of medical negligence under different fields of law.
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