The recent case of medical negligence where an 11-year-old boy lost one of his legs due to casual attitude of four doctors at two of Delhi's premium government hospitals –has yet again given a reason to an average Delhiite to feel uneasy while visiting a government hospital in the national capital. Delving deeper into high incidence of medical malpractice in Delhi's government hospitals, a correspondent spoke to Dr. Girish Tyagi, Registrar, Delhi Medical Council (DMC) and found that around 200-300 complaints are registered every year against private doctors. How does Delhi Medical Council investigate medical negligence cases?
We investigate a case for the treatment part, medical negligence and professional misconduct against the doctors. We take action only against individual doctors and not hospitals, as hospitals are under the purview of Director, Health services. Our function is to…
