Medical Negligence

Court Suggests Special Police Cell In Maharashtra For Medical Negligence Cases

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 11, 2021

The Bombay High Court on Friday suggested that the Maharashtra government consider creating a special cell of well-trained police officers to deal with registering FIRs against doctors over complaints of medical negligence.

Dead Covid Patient's Family Alleges Negligence, Vandalises Bihar Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 12, 2021

Angry over the death of a Covid patient allegedly due to medical negligence, his family vandalised state-run Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday, forcing the hospital staff to run for safety, hospital sources said.

Probe Ordered After Audio Clip Of Kerala Nurse On "Medical Negligence" Goes Viral

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 20, 2020

A purported audio clip of a senior nursing staff narrating alleged negligence in connecting the ventilator "leading" to the death of a COVID-19 patient at a state-run hospital here triggered an outrage, prompting the Kerala government to order a probe on Monday.

Kolkata Hospital Slapped Rs 10 Lakh Fine For 2 Deaths During Childbirth

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 14, 2020

A regulatory body in West Bengal has slapped Rs 10 Lakh fine on a private hospital over the death of two woman patients last year, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Families Of Two Patients, Who Died Of COVID-19, Protest In Telangana

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 10, 2020

Relatives of two COVID-19 patients who died at the government hospital in Nizamabad, Telangana, today staged a protest alleging that the patients died due to medical negligence, a charge denied by the hospital.

Parents Cling To Baby's Body And Weep In UP Hospital, Blame Doctors

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday July 3, 2020

Young parents cling to the body of their one-year-old baby boy and weep inconsolably inside a government hospital complex in extremely distressing visuals that have emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj town, 123 km from state capital Lucknow.

Mob Vandalises Nursing Home In Bengal After Month-Old Girl Dies

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

A mob vandalised a private nursing home in West Bengal's Malda district following the death of a one-month-old girl due to alleged medical negligence, police said on Thursday.

Wrong To Say That Gorakhpur Doctor Kafeel Khan Got Clean Chit: UP Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Days after it came to light that Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College paediatrician Kafeel Khan was cleared of corruption and medical negligence charges by a probe panel, the state government on Thursday said it would be wrong to presume that he was given a clean chit.

Paresh Rawal Apologises To Doctor Who Was Jailed Over UP Child Deaths

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal has apologised to paediatrician Kafeel Khan who was recently absolved of charges of medical negligence and corruption in connection with Gorakhpur's 2017 BRD hospital tragedy.

Court Orders Case Against Fortis Hospital Over Alleged Medical Negligence

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

A Delhi court has directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Fortis hospital and its management in a case of medical negligence involving a newborn which allegedly left him disabled.

Assam Doctor Fined Rs 5 Lakh As Woman Dies After Taking Prescribed Drug

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 26, 2019

Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has found a doctor of an urban health centre guilty of medical negligence leading to the death of a woman and ordered him to provide Rs 5 lakh compensation to the patient's husband.

Patient Says He Was Stuck Inside MRI Machine, Alleges Medical Negligence

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 24, 2019

An elderly man had a narrow escape when a technician allegedly left him unattended inside an MRI machine in a Haryana hospital on Monday, forcing him to break its belt to come out.

20 Lakh Compensation To Parents Of Patient Who Died Of Medical Negligence

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Human touch is the duty of hospitals and they are required to implement it, said a Delhi state consumer commission while awarding Rs 20 lakh as compensation to parents of a Delhi resident who died of medical negligence in 2003.

Rs 39 Lakh For Indian Man In UAE After Medical Negligence Kills Wife

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday September 6, 2019

An Indian expat in the UAE has been awarded a compensation of Rs 39 lakh by a court in Sharjah for his wife's death due to medical negligence, a media report said.

Woman Gets Rs 15 Lakh Payout In "Medical Negligence" Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

The state consumer commission in Maharashtra has directed a civic-run hospital in Navi Mumbai and a Chembur-based hospital to pay over Rs 15 lakh compensation to a woman whose husband died nine years ago due to "medical negligence".