Doctors and support staff are bound by ethics and law to follow due diligence while treating the patients. The courts do not take it lightly when they deviate from this basic code, as this story demonstrates.

Susanta’s father – a senior citizen – was suffering from prostate ailment and was taken to Dr. Bimal who diagnosed Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP). The doctor admitted the patient at his hospital and fixed the date and time for the surgery. Unfortunately, the surgery had to be delayed by about six hours due to a fault in Rescetoscope and non-availability of an anesthetist.

The Indian Medical Association, Andhra Pradesh branch has been directed by the Kurnool District Consumer Forum to pay Rs 4.5 lakh as compensation and medical expenses to a patient in a medico legal case involving its member doctor who had availed its indemnity scheme.

Wrong diagnosis. Wrong treatment. Wrong reporting. Irrespective of their honesty and sincerity,medical practitioners can’t get away from law if they don’t follow due diligence or don’t practice the acceptable standard of care.

A nursing home or hospital ought to have proper infrastructure, and its doctors are duty bound to show reasonable care while treating the patients. When this does not happen, it becomes lose-lose situation for all involved.

A locomotive driver has accused a private hospital of medical negligence, because pieces of glass were not removed from his eyes.Kishore Solanki said he suffered an eye injury when eight youths pelted stones at him while he was driving a goods train from Ahmedabad to Dhrangadhra.

A group of women in Northern Ireland have said they have been left physically and mentally scarred after having vaginal mesh implants.One of them has been left in such pain she said she had considered taking her own life.The women are now starting legal action for claims of medical negligence.