The doctor’s civil liability for the errors of the medical team

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the doctor’s civil liability for the medical team’s errors, by researching the legal nature of the doctor’s errors and explaining the obstacles to civil and criminal liability and the reasons for bearing the doctor’s responsibility. The study was divided into an introduction and two requirements. The first was the definition of medical error and the difficulty of proving it, which in turn included the forms of medical error and the burden of proving medical error. The second requirement was about the doctor’s responsibility for the errors of his medical team. In this research, reliance was placed on scientific research methods, which are the descriptive method and the analytical method. The descriptive and analytical method was used by describing the case and its consequences in society, analyzing texts and comparisons of the doctor’s responsibility for the mistakes of his medical team, and at the end of the study the following results were reached: The doctor is responsible for the mistakes of his medical team, whether the surgery was performed or not. This is because the patient does not care about who was in the team, but his concern is his choice of the surgeon, as the surgeon is trustworthy for the patient according to the contract that binds him to him. The doctor must provide the patient with conscious and vigilant care according to scientific principles, as any negligence or negligence on the part of the doctor in taking care of the patient is held legally accountable. Another example of negligence is when performing a surgical operation without conducting the necessary medical examinations. Proof of medical error is through reports issued by specialists and all known criminal proof methods, including the testimony of witnesses and another doctor or your nurse.