Patients Need to Trust Doctors for the Improvement of Health Care

Both the patients and the doctors need to trust each other better in order improve health care as a whole explains Anil Baijal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor.

The only way to improve health care and restore doctor-patient relationship is for both of them to understand each other better, explains the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal showing concern against Violence against doctors.

Speaking at a national seminar on "Violence against doctors", hosted by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Baijal said: "Medical profession stands at the top in the list of serving humanity, but with changing times we are facing a paradigm shift in the doctor-patient relationship.

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‘Aggression and impatience along with anger and agitation found to be among the young generation might have been responsible for the declining doctor-patient relationship.’

"Better understanding and realistic expectations from the patients will only lead to an improved doctor-patient relationship along with empathy from the doctors."

While IMA demanded a complete end to the violent episodes against the health care providers, Baijal said aggression and impatience, along with anger and agitation, among the young generation is solely responsible for the declining doctor-patient relationship.

Baijal said the profession is still noble, but the basic trust on doctors needs to be restored. "More proactive compliance to a strong code of ethics will ensure that justice is done," he said.

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Citing a recent global study, he said doctors' consultation in India on an average is less than two minutes for diagnosis and prescription.

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IMA has resolved zero tolerance to any sort of violence against the fraternity and has expressed serious concern about savage attacks on doctors, nurses and hospital staff.

"The healthcare professionals in India are the worst sufferers because of healthcare violence. Doctors are living in a fearful environment in their workplaces. Refusal of serious patients in hospitals will be ultimate result all across and which will not be good for the health of the country," said IMA National President Ravi Wankhedkar.

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The violence against medical fraternity has complex causes that need to be addressed by all concerned wherein government needs to play an important role, he said.

IMA past National President Vinay Aggarwal said: "The situation in India has reached a critical stage and warrants immediate intervention from the government by bringing in a strong and effective Central Medicare Act."

Seventeen states have legislation against violence on doctors and hospitals, but poor implementation, inadequate knowledge of police personnel and weak clauses makes these state Medicare acts completely ineffective, he said.

"The poor and ineffective state of Medicare acts make it mandatory to bring in a central act immediately," he stressed.

Source-IANS