The medical services which used to purely thrive on doctor-patient relationships since the time of Charak is now being regulated by various laws. We as medical practitioners are always at the receiving end. Consumer protection act,MTP act, Blood Bank Establishment act,Organ donation act. Sex determination act and now Clinic establishment act.We have a renowned and honest doctor as Health Minister. So this is an opperrtunity where we and our associations can influence certain provisions of this act and make it more doctor and patient friendly.
Certain acts are already undergoing amendment but many more amendments are required.I will like to seek your opinion in the light of your own experiences. Two days back while examining my regular child patient I came to know that his mother expired two days back from Kidney failure. The mother was quite young around 30 years of age. Exploring…