Editoral
Riots After Medical Mishaps. How can we Improve?

Amit Joshi

Editoral

2023-05-27 13:08:59

Recent surge in dissatisfaction of patients and patient party has raised several questions to be answered not only from the government side but also from physician’s part1 . An increasing trend of demanding compensation for any mishaps during treatment process has affected not only the capital but also the periphery. Rioting and stoning hospitals have become everyday news now. Recently the government hospitals have also been attacked and doctors from government hospitals are forced to pay compensation without any legal verdict. In response to riots created by patient party, physicians also have responded with strikes and shutting down hospitals and sometimes even emergency services. In most of the occasions government administration has to intervene to settle the problems. However, these settlements proved to be temporary and case to case basis and similar violent act continued to happen and in some instances manhandling of doctors were also reported.

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