Woman gets Rs 15L for medical negligence

Harm resulting from a doctor’s error in judgment would not necessarily be held as a case of medical negligence. To prove negligence, it has to be shown that the doctor’s conduct was below the standards of care required from a responsible, competent medical professional, said a northeast Delhi district consumer forum, while directing a hospital to pay Rs 15.11 lakh to woman, who has suffered a permanent disability in her hand after being provided an intramuscular injection in an incorrect manner. According to the complainant, she was admitted to a hospital in Nehru Vihar, Karawal Nagar Road, for the delivery of her child on February 20, 2012.