INTRODUCTION An essential of good medical practice is the recognition by the attending physician of the inherent right of the patient to their own body and life. The healthcare provider has no right to examine or treat a patient without their consent. The consent that is in issue here is not the consent as a […]
Introduction Ada, a passerby, was hit by a stray bullet from a Police attack on #EndSARS protesters and rushed to “We care about your life” – the nearest hospital, by a good Samaritan. “We care about your life” refuses to attend to Ada because she is a gunshot victim and for fear that she might […]
Mothers give us deep insight into the concept of sacrifice. Quite astoundingly, Health Workers do almost as much. The current pandemic has seen medical practitioners stretch to their fullest capacities and at Legal Pages, we very much appreciate the work they do. With this in mind, we featured a health practitioner turned Medical Law Advocate […]
In almost every extended family in Nigeria, the life of at least one person has been lost due to “avoidable” deaths from medical negligence. This is the sad tale on the lips of every Nigerian who knows someone directly or indirectly that has been a victim of medical negligence. But the reactions of most Nigerians […]
