The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has opposed National Human Rights Commission's decision to publicly hear medical negligence cases, saying creating another forum for patients to complain without any "clear-cut guidelines" will add to the ongoing cases of violence against doctors. In the first-ever instance, NHRC will be holding a two-day 'Public Hearing on Right to Healthcare' at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Deonar (Mumbai) from tomorrow, to hear complaints of human rights violations in the public and private healthcare services in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Rajasthan.
"IMA feels that the right way is to go about doing this is to file complaints with the State Medical Council. It is the duty of the State Medical Council to then decide the case on basis of its merit and refer it to the consumer court for compensation if any deficiency of service is found; refer it to…
