Yan Vlasov, chairman of the Public Council for the Protection of Patients’ Rights and co-chairman of the All-Russian Patients’ Union, is convinced that criminal prosecution for medical errors should be abandoned in Russia. This practice has already been abolished in most countries because doctors are generally not responsible for the consequences of a particular treatment. explained He is in talks with NSN.
The expert believes that criminal articles punishing doctors should be transformed into administrative provisions.
“The doctor cannot predict how the disease will behave later; everything is very individual. “It is unacceptable to consider the doctor’s mistakes as criminal violations,” Vlasov said. “There is no such thing anywhere in the world, only here.”
Commenting on the plans of State Duma deputies to abolish the term “medical service” in Russia, Vlasov noted that this would not change anything about the persecution of doctors, it would only be a reason to spend money on changes to the regulations. According to the social activist, removing the term will not prevent doctors from providing services that are regulated by numerous rules and regulations.
“If you call a dog a cat, it won’t be a cat. “What is decisive here are clinical recommendations and these will not change in any way,” he said.
Let us remind you that the State Duma already exists. introduced a bill This provides that the term “medical service” should be used only in the case of paid assistance. MPs believe that the document will help increase the prestige of the medical profession and decriminalize medical activities.
A woman in Ecuador before almost buried Alive due to medical error.