Myriad of problems and tricky questions relating to the accountability of physicians, surgeons and dentists under the law of professional negligence and medical malpractice, developed by judicial pronouncements, have been elaborately discussed besides presenting the procedure for claim of compensation by aggrieved persons made inexpensive and amenable to speedy remedy under the Consumer Protection Act 1986.
• Profesional duty and liability of doctors
• Standard of care for specialists and hospitals
• Guidelines for claim of compensation
• Unrivalled collection of updated precedents
• Ambit of Negligence
• Duty of Care
• Nature of Professional Duty
• Consent to Treatment
• Limitation of Action
• Common Complaints—Rights and Obligations
• Judicial Pronouncement—What May or May Not be Negligence
• Eligibility and Liability
• Pleading and Proof
• Amount and Assessment
• Appendices
R.K. Bag
MA, LLB, WBHJS, District Judge, Malda (West Bengal), Formerly Assistant Director (Law), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Judges, Lawyers, Students and Persons engaged with Medical Profession
