Unhealthy Doctors The assaults on doctors in India are becoming so common that now it cease to be a sensational news for the society. The doctors as a fraternity are also developing self-satisfying methods for so-called safeguards. But special acts for medical fraternity and police protection for doctors can be counter productive also, as it may add fuel to the falling trust between doctors and patients. This character of assault on doctors by people has become more pronounced in last one decade only, and because of this only, the methodology of doctors about approaching patients has also changed a lot during this period.
The era of nearby doctor who could visit at home of the patient in odd hours is now gone. Any serious patient with hyperactive relatives is likely to be referred to another hospital now. Both the doctors and the patients are and will face the consequences of…