The Dubai Civil Court of Appeal has ordered a doctor and a private hospital to pay AED800,000 in compensation to a victim for medical negligence.
The appeal court reduced the compensation amount of AED 3 million ordered in the Court of First Instance’s ruling.
The doctor performed a surgical procedure for the victim’s back pain, but his condition worsened.
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He was administered injections, but his condition didn’t improve and on consulting another doctor at the same hospital the victim was told that he had received the wrong injections.
After a complaint with the Medical City Authority, a committee was formed to investigate the matter which ordered the doctor’s license be suspended for three months.
Subsequently, after examining the case, the court decided on compensation of AED800,000.
