The Haryana Government has reconstituted the Medical Board at each district level with the name ‘District Medical Boards for Negligence’ to decide the complaints against the private and Government doctors and hospitals for medical negligence.
A notification has been issued in this regard, said a spokesman of the Health Department.
The spokesman said that Civil surgeon of the district would be the chairperson of the Board whereas Principal Medical Officer or Medical Superintendent of District Hospital, two subject specialists of the same speciality related to the type of complaint, one member of the district IMA, one member of National Integrated Medical Association and two subject specialists from Government Ayurvedic Medical College would be members of the Board.
He said that the Board would examine such complaints in the light of orders passed by the Apex Court in Jacob Mathew case and by applying Bolam’s test. All members would be present and sign the report.
The spokesman said that the Board would look into all complaints against the private and Government doctors and hospitals for medical negligence.