Medical care often entails inherent risks, and adverse outcomes are not always due to ineffective treatments. Those who support the rise in litigation believe that the emerging knowledge of errors helps make healthcare safer for the community and holds physicians accountable. In contrast, the opponents contend that courtroom litigation is unnecessary as a means of maintaining health standards. They claim nothing could harm medical care more than the decision that patients can sue their physicians.
Let's have a look at Bahrain's medical malpractice laws. The Human Medicine and Dentistry Profession Law (Article 27 of Legislative Decree Number [7] of 1989) defines the responsibilities of doctors and explains when their liability arises. This article describes the types of errors that doctors are responsible for and their nature of commitment. In addition, the article outlines the criteria…
