Health Law

Health Law is a branch of medical law that deals with the existence and provision of health services, the rights of patients and physicians, and the fundamental rights of the individual by emphasizing the awareness of responsibility in health personnel. Health law covers many areas such as environmental health and food law, legal structure of hospitals, health insurance, health expenditures, organization and management of the Ministry of Health.

The basic element of health law is the concept of patient rights. The main element of health law is the patient and the individual in need of medical intervention. The rights of the patient protected within the scope of the relevant legislation can be listed as the right to medical care, the right to information, consent-consent, privacy and respect for private life, and the right of application (complaint). Being aware of these rights is important in resolving disputes that may arise in terms of health law.

The most common dispute in Health Law is the legal and criminal liability arising from medical intervention. This branch, which is called "malpractice" in the doctrine, examines the legal and criminal responsibilities of healthcare professionals due to faulty medical intervention. In malpractice cases, the physician who performed the procedure on the patient and the hospital that employs the physician may be criminally liable as well as being liable for compensation.

Since the consequences of malpractice lawsuits are quite severe, it is recommended to get support from specialized lawyers. Fethiye Law Office and Mediation Center, with its experienced lawyers, provides consultancy services and legal support to its clients in the field of Health Law. The services we provide in this context;

- Follow-up of compensation and criminal cases arising from faulty medical interventions and treatments,

- Follow-up of lawsuits regarding the cancellation of administrative fines imposed on hospitals by the Administration,

- Legal consultancy services to private health institutions and physicians.