Dr Isaac Adomako, a specialist at the Salvation Army Hospital in Agona Duakwa has called for the establishment of a medical jurisprudence system in Ghana to deal with medical negligence in our healthcare system.
He said a lot of healthcare workers tend to be careless when
administering care because they know that even if something goes wrong they
will be covered.
“In Ghana, many healthcare workers or doctors are not held
responsible for negligence but in developed countries healthcare workers tend
to be more careful because they know they can be sued and their license revoked
should something go wrong,” Dr Adomako said.
Medical jurisprudence is
the branch of law that studies the relationship between medical facts and legal
issues. Medical witnesses may testify in front of courts, administrative
tribunals, inquests, licencing agencies, boards of inquiry or certification, or
other investigative organisations.
Dr Adomako explained
that with the establishment of a medical jurisprudence system in Ghana, there
will be a breed of medical doctors who are also specialized in law to ensure
that patients are treated right and also have a place to report to should they
feel they are not treated well.
He expressed believe
that establishing a medical jurisprudence system in Ghana will help sanitise
our healthcare system and reduce the many cases of medical negligence that
occurs in our hospitals.
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