Healthcare System and Medical Malpractice Law in Pakistan

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Healthcare System and Medical Malpractice Law in Pakistan

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Author(s): Rukhsana Shaheen Waraich

Publication date (Print): 1 January 2018

Journal: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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Medical profession is a noble profession and requires extraordinary care and caution. The complaints of negligence and medical malpractice is not uncommon, however. Law of Torts is invoked for civil remedy for medical malpractice cases in Pakistan. Medical practitioners can be tried under charges of criminal liability too but courts are very reluctant to treat doctors under Pakistan Penal Code and want to contest such cases under civil liability. Following Indian precedent, Pakistan has given the jurisdiction to Consumer Courts too to try such cases. However, it is detestable to include medical services within the scope of consumer laws. Moreover, there is disparity regarding compensation. Thus, it is argued that a separate law should be devised for medical malpractice keeping in view the need and current practices of legal and healthcare systems.

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Journal ID (doi): 10.2307/j50009730

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Title: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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ISSN: 1812-1829

ISSN: 1812-7347

Publication date (Print): 1 January 2018

Volume: 15

Issue: 3 ( doiID: 10.13169/polipers.15.issue-3 )

Pages: 85-98

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Rukhsana Shaheen Waraich, PhD Research Student, Faculty of Shariah & Law, International Islamic University Islamabad.

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[1] —–. The Law of Medical Negligence in England and Germany, Oregon: Hart Publishing, 2008.

[2] Akbari, Ather H. and Other. “Demand for Public Health care in Pakistan”. The Pakistan development review 48 (2009): 141–153.

[3] Amanullah, Amir. “Medical Law Regime in Pakistan”. Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences 9 (2011): 1-2.

[4] Chopra, P.N. A Comprehensive History of India, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 2003.

[5] Embree, Ainslie Thomas, ed., Encyclopedia of Asian History, New York: Scribner, 1988.

[6] Giliker, Paula. Tort. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2014.

[7] Herring, Jonathan. Medical Law and Ethics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.

[8] Jalal, Sabeena and Inam-ul-haq, Revisiting the Three Different Tiers of The Health System Of Pakistan And Their Implications For The Achievement Of MDGs By Pakistan, J Pak Med Assoc 64 (2014): 195-200.

[9] Jones, Michael A. Medical Negligence, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2010.

[10] Khowaja, Khurshid. “Healthcare System and Care Delivery in Pakistan.”Jona 39 (2009): 263-265.

[11] Mclean, S.A.M and J.K Mason, Legal & Ethical Aspects of Healthcare, London: Greenwich Medical Media Limited, 2003.

[12] Nishtar, Sania and others, “Health Transitions in Pakistan 4”. The Lancet 381 (2013): 2291–97.

[13] Nishter, Sania. Choked Pipes: Reforming Pakistan's Mixed Health System, Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2010

[14] Nyazee, Imran Ahsan Khan, Torts and Easements, Rawalpindi: Federal Law House, 2010.

[15] Riddall J G. Jurisprudence. London: Butterworths, 1999.

[16] Rogers, WV Horton. “Medical Liability in England” in Medical Liability in Europe: A Comparison of Selected Jurisdiction, ed. Bernhard A Koch, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2011.

[17] Samanta, Jo and Ash Samanta, Medical Law, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

[18] Shadoul, A.F and Others, “Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Pakistan: Towards the MDGs By Moving from Desire to Reality”, East Mediterranean Health Journal (2010): 39-46.

[19] Shaikh TB and Others, “Health Seeking Behavior and Health Service Utilization in Pakistan: Challenging The Policy Makers.” J Public Health 27 (2004): 49-54.

[20] Shiwani, Muhammad Hanif. Medical negligence: A growing problem in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc 61, 6 (June 2011): 610-611.

[21] Stauch, Marc, Kay Wheat and John Tingle. Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics. London: Routledge, 2012.

[22] Taufiq, Shaista and others. Comparison and Analysis of Health Care Delivery System: Pakistan versus China. International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research 2 (2014): 46-50.