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This is probably the last opportunity for the possibility of doctors being excluded from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act ie CPA.
The Supreme Court has asked for inputs from NMC and the Centre ie Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ( MoHFW)
All doctors in the country should at least send emails to the officials at MoHFW and NMC insisting Healthcare to be excluded from the ambit of the CPA.
All the different associations and organisations of doctors should officially communicate this stand to the Government and NMC.
Some of the relevant email address are given below-
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Please share this information with your colleagues, family and friends & ask everyone to send a email mentioning "DEMAND TO REMOVE HEALTHCARE FROM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT " in the subject line
To,
The Hon'ble Minister,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Government of India, New Delhi
And,
The President,
National Medical Commission (NMC),
New Delhi
Respected Sir/Madam,
Subject: Urgent Representation for Exclusion of the Medical Profession from the Consumer Protection Act, 2019
We, the undersigned medical professionals, humbly submit this representation to your esteemed offices to bring to your urgent attention the grave concerns surrounding the continued inclusion of medical services under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (CPA).
1. ADVERSE OUTCOMES ARE NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH NEGLIGENCE
Medicine is an inexact science. Every complication or adverse outcome of a medical procedure or treatment does not, by any measure, constitute negligence. Recognized and documented complications may occur even when treatment is performed to the highest standard of care. Holding a physician liable for such outcomes under consumer law fundamentally misrepresents the nature of medical practice and creates a dangerous precedent.
2. YEARS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING CANNOT BE DISMISSED BY A SINGLE KNOWN COMPLICATION
A medical professional undergoes years of demanding academic and clinical training before being authorized to practice. Their competence is validated by government-recognized universities, medical boards, and the National Medical Commission itself. To subject such professionals to consumer litigation on account of a known and accepted complication is to undermine the very system of medical education and licensure that the State has established.
3. PATIENT LIFESTYLE AND COMORBIDITIES ARE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
It is a well-documented medical fact that patient outcomes are profoundly influenced by lifestyle choices and pre-existing conditions including tobacco use, alcohol consumption, obesity, sedentary habits, and environmental pollution. When adverse outcomes occur in patients with such risk factors, it is unjust to attribute sole or primary responsibility to the treating physician. The law, as currently applied, fails to account for this complex interplay of causative factors.
4. CRIMINALIZATION OF BONA FIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE ENDANGERS PUBLIC HEALTH
When qualified doctors — duly trained and licensed by government-authorized institutions — are subjected to consumer complaints and litigation for bonafide clinical decisions, it creates a culture of defensive medicine. Physicians are compelled to avoid high-risk but necessary procedures, over-investigate patients, and practice out of fear rather than clinical judgment. This ultimately harms the very public the law seeks to protect.
In light of the above, we respectfully urge your offices to:
— Initiate legislative steps to formally exclude medical services from the scope of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
— Establish a dedicated, expert-driven Medical Negligence Tribunal with qualified medical and legal members to adjudicate such disputes.
— Ensure that allegations of medical negligence are first examined by a competent medical board before any legal proceedings are initiated.
We trust that your esteemed offices will give this matter the urgent and serious consideration it deserves, in the interest of both the medical community and the health of the nation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Subhash Yadav. President Elect NZUSI
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🚨 Incredible surgical save!
An e-rickshaw driver was hit by a speeding car — the handlebar pierced his abdomen. Bystanders pulled it out at the scene, not knowing a 2-inch plastic cover had broken off and was hiding *behind his urinary bladder*.
🔪 Careful surgical exploration. Foreign body removed. Patient safe. ✅
⚠️ NEVER pull out an impaled object — leave it for doctors!
⚠️ Always explore thoroughly in penetrating trauma!
#Surgery #TraumaSurgery #MedTwitter #RoadSafety #EmergencySurgery #SavedALife