This document discusses medical ethical negligence. It begins with an introduction and then lists 17 types of ethical negligence by doctors, such as accepting bribes, advertising, illegal abortions, addiction, disclosing patient secrets, and issuing false certificates. It emphasizes that while these actions are not punishable by criminal law, the Medical Council of India can remove doctors from the medical register, either temporarily or permanently. In the conclusions, it notes that doctors can be punished with warnings or removal from the register and discusses the importance of declarations like the Physician Oath to respect and serve patients.

1. MADE BY-
ANKIT KUMAR BHARDWAJ
MBBS 17- 18
ROLL NO. 11

2. 1.INTRODUCTION
2.LIST OF ETHICAL NEGLIGENCE
3.IMPORTANCE
4.REFERENCES

3. It is act of medical man which is regarded as disgraceful
or dishonourable in terms of his profession. Doctor does
not follow ethical standard towards patient.
It is also called as ethical negligence or infamous conduct
Salient features-
1. No punishment by IPC or any other existing civil or criminal
law, yet MCI/ SMC can take action by removing name of doctor
from medical register[penal erasure/ professional death
sentence- if permanent removal]
2. List of professional misconduct is issued by INDIAN MEDICAL
COUNCIL [PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT , ETIQUETTE AND ETHICS]
REGULATIONS, 2002.

4. 7.Bribe
1. Association with unqualified person
2.Advertising- no use of large sign boards
3.Adultery
4.Illegal abortion- not followed under
MTP act, 1971
5.Addiction- no addiction and also no supply to
addicts
6.Alcohol- not to perform any procedure while
being taken alcohol
8.Covering any non medicala

5. 17. Accepting gift/ travel facilities from pharmaceutcal
companies in order to promote their medicine
9. Dichotomy / fee spliting- referring to doctor
unnecessarily and then taking extra fees
10. False certificate issue
11. Selling scheduled poison to public
12. Contraventions of Drug Acts and Regulations
13. Running open shops for sale of medicine
14. Disclosure of secrets of patient [not maintaining
PROFESSIONAL SECRECY]
15. Indulgment in unfair competition
16. Refusal of treatment

6. 1. Punishment can be given as warning notice, or u/s 8.2 of
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, ETIQUETTE AND ETHICS
REGULATION 2002- removal of name from medical register, either
TEMPORARY
[eg. John adam guilty of 13
offences
PERMANENT
So, cannot practice medicine for
life- called as PROFESSIONAL
DEATH SENTENCE [eg. Andrew
wakefield- fraud research on
MMR vaccine stating it causes
AUTISM]
2. Issuing false certificate is punishable u/s 197 IPC
3. Declaration of geneva/ physician oath- respect to all, respect
secrets, serve humanity, practice profession by dignity, health of patient
is 1st priority, not violate human rights.
4. Hippocrates oath

8. 1. Anil aggarwal
2. Gautam vishwas
3. Parikh
4. Wikipedia
5. Reddy