Diving into the Four “Ds” of Medical Malpractice
Healthcare professionals who commit medical errors resulting in the loss of life of a patient in UAE can face imprisonment for up to two years and/or a fine of up to 500,000 AED. UAE has stringent laws against medical malpractice to protect the rights of patients. Legally, the term medical malpractice refers to a healthcare professional’s act or omission deviating from the standard accepted healthcare practice. Medicine is complex and so are the cases of medical malpractice. Instead of working alone, you can always work with a medical malpractice lawyer to ascertain whether the care you received satisfies the four Ds of medical malpractice. Duty of Care Medical professionals are obliged with a duty of care. They must provide reasonable and competent healthcare to patients and when a person is at the hospital, every medical professional ranging from the doctor to the nurse and general staff involved in the diagnosis or treatment owes the patient a special du...