THE Health Ministry has recently enacted new regulations which rightly mandate all doctors to purchase medical defence insurance in case patients sue them.
In light of recent court findings, a major problem has arisen. Patients often sue both hospitals and doctors together, with the hospitals recently being found guilty of “vicarious liability”, meaning the courts placed added responsibility on the hospitals for granting doctors the right to practise in their premises.
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