Medical Protection Society says doctors are increasingly worried about rise in criminal sanctions if a patient dies
It is too easy to charge medical practitioners with culpable homicide if a patient dies, say doctors in nine professional organisations, which have written a letter to justice minister Ronald Lamola asking for a review of the law.
The letter is signed by the biggest state and private doctors’ societies and is being driven by the Medical Protection Society , a not-for-profit provider of legal advice and financial indemnity against medical complaints...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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