SINGAPORE: An orthopaedic surgeon who was fined S$100,000 by a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) disciplinary tribunal had his conviction set aside ...
WHAT HAPPENED?
She chose the latter. In the agreed statement of facts, Dr Lim said he did not advise her of the post-injection flare, the change in skin colour, the thinning of the skin or local infection. Dr Lim was prosecuted by the SMC’s disciplinary tribunal, during which he pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to obtain informed consent. He eventually admitted to the agreed statement of facts without any qualification.The fact that he was a specialist and a senior doctor with nearly 30 years of experience was an aggravating factor in the sentence.Thousands of doctors petitioned against the sentence, saying it was “unreasonably high”.
The ministry added it could lead to the practice of “defensive medicine”. Senior Minister of State for Health Lam Pin Min But Chief Justice Menon said that “a doctor is not under a duty to convey to his patient every conceivable risk”. “The law has always recognised the need to strike this balance, but it is sometimes overlooked in practice, as it was in this case,” Chief Justice Menon said.
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