Stakeholders in the health sector have agreed that premium must be placed in saving lives during emergencies rather than request for police report by medical practitioners before administering treatment.
Speaking at the event, the Commissioner for Health in Oyo State, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, urged medical practitioners and healthcare givers across the state to be mindful of their actions and inactions when attending to emergencies. “For example, patients have right to access their information about their healthcare, medical condition, treatment outcome and potential risks and benefits that they will enjoy during the period of their medical care.”
“So, patient indeed have their rights and the onus lies with our healthcare provider to be able to be able to know the rights every patient has and also the responsibility that backs the right because as they have their rights, they also have their responsibilities.”“Likewise the healthcare providers.
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