A general consent is different from specific informed consent It is necessary to take high-risk consent for procedures such as an angiography Failing to do so amounts to professional mis ...MORE
A medical certificate under normal circumstances should be prospective in nature from the date on which the patient was examined It may specify the expected period of absence from duty d ...MORE
Consent has three components Disclosure capacity and voluntariness Disclosure This involves provision of relevant information by the clinician a ...MORE
Regulation 7 7 of the Indian Medical Council Professional conduct Etiquette and Ethics Regulations 2002 elaborates on the issue of signing professional certificates reports and other ...MORE
Informed consent should be obtained in the native language of the patient and an interpreter should be used if required preferably someone who is familiar with nbsp medical nbsp terminol ...MORE
In the matter titled lsquo Suresh Chandra Mytle amp Anr vs United India Insurance Co Ltd amp Ors rsquo the NCDRC stated that an informed consent from the relatives of the patient ...MORE
