(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) Laws in The Making: Draft Bill to Protect Doctors, 2019

Topic: Draft Bill to Protect Doctors, 2019

Guest:

Dr. Divya Gaur, (Director, Bump and Baby Club Antenatal)
Dr. Sonia Lal Gupta, (Consultant Neurologist, Metro Group of Hospitals)
Dr. Sachin A. Borkar, (Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, AIIMS)
Dr. Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, AIIMS)
Sushmi Dey, (Assistant Editor, National Bureau, Times of India)

Topic Description:

Healthcare Service Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of violence and damage to property) Bill, 2019

There have been various instance reporting violence against healthcare professionals and damage caused to property of clinical establishments. Even though the Indian Penal Code includes penalties for causing harm to an individual or causing destruction of any property, violence targeting healthcare professionals has resulted in hindrance to healthcare services in the country. For this reason, the draft Bill has been brought in to provide stricter penalties for inciting violence against healthcare professionals or causing damage to clinical establishments.