Are medico legal issues on the rise in India because of CPA? What is the situation abroad?
Yes, medico legal issues are on the rise. General perception is that upsurge in medical law litigation in our context, is only due to extension of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (CPA) to medical profession. No doubt, CPA continues to influence the litigation patterns pertaining to medical practice but cannot be generalised that it is the sole factor. If we examine our context in its social, economic, professional and justice perspectives, the following factors and trends are inferable in nature: 1. Social, where there is a growing awareness about protection of patients rights and consistent public claim for professional accountability 2. Economic, a rapidly dwindling public expenditure and massively increasing private investment in healthcare delivery and as direct consequence, both accessibility and affordability of health care services have become quite problematic for many people 3. Professional, the ever-expanding frontiers of medical specializations or highly technologically depend
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