Medical Malpractice Attorney
The Guidance of a Medical Malpractice Attorney
As a South African citizen you have the right to privacy. In terms of section 14 of the Constitution it is required that, in order for you to receive treatment, you need to give your medical professional consent as it will otherwise be construed as medical malpractice. When this is in fact the case and you have been treated without prior consent to treatment, you might want to consider contacting a medical malpractice attorney. Medical professionals and health care practitioners are obliged to discuss the details of the treatment, including plausible side-effects that the patient might experience. Moreover alternative treatments must be made available before they continue with a specific treatment.
When a patient’s rights have been ignored and the medical professional continued on what they deemed the right course of action, they may be held liable for their actions if the patient wasn’t made aware possible side-effects or alternative treatments. Under the guidance of your chosen medical malpractice attorney the necessary steps will be taken to ensure that the medical professional be held accountable.
One way to go about seeking recourse is by lodging a written complaint at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Your medical malpractice attorney will help you with this process and address the various aspects that involve such a compliant. It will be absolutely pivotal that you provide your attorney with as much evidence and information as possible before the complaint is made, such as relevant dates, facts and documentation that can support your claim.
Contact Adele van der Walt Attorneys if your right to privacy has been neglected in terms of section 14 of the Constitution and we will provide you with a dedicated and experienced medical malpractice attorney to help guide you through your case of medical malpractice.
For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA) or e-mail us at clare@avdw.co.za
