Perspectives in Clinical Research · 2011 · 17 citations · 0 references
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In India, the rise of corporate hospitals and heightened media scrutiny has exposed gaps in patient rights protection, as existing regulatory and NGO bodies are insufficient to address general patient concerns. The study proposes establishing dedicated patient advocacy groups to enhance transparency and credibility in the Indian healthcare system. These groups would focus on safeguarding patient rights from the planning stage of care rather than only during problem resolution.
With an increasing number of corporate hospitals, healthcare related issues, research trials and undue attention by media in India, there is a need to focus more on patient's rights and protection. In India, multiple agencies like regulatory bodies, scientific review committees, ethics committees, NGOs, etc. work toward patient rights and protection. However, these agencies are inadequate to cater to the general issues related to patient's rights. There's a need to have a separate group of people who provide advocacy to the patient, or simply, a patient advocacy group which will work explicitly in these areas to increase transparency and credibility of healthcare system in India. This group will provide special attention to patient care and protection of rights from the planning stage rather than at the troubleshooting stage.