A quick fix to medical disputes


Dr N.K.S. Tharmaseelan and Dr Milton Lum

PETALING JAYA: Patients and doctors can soon resolve their grievances without going to court.

A mediation bureau is being set up by the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and the Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia (MLSM) to look into the increasing number of medical disputes in the country and settle cases out of court.

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