Patient Rights Regulation lists the basic rights of the patient. Physician and hospital must comply with these rights.
Basic Patient Rights
- General benefit from the service
- Equality (no discrimination based on religion, race, gender)
- Requesting information
- Choosing/changing the health institution
- Knowing/selecting the personnel
- Learning the order of priority
- Meeting medical requirements Bringing
- Medical care
- Informed consent
- Rejection/withholding
- Privacy
- Confidentiality of information
- Consent to medical research
- Security
- Utilization of religious services
- Respect for human values
- Companion possession
- Visit
- Application and complaint
Patient Rights Unit
- Compulsory in all hospitals
- Complaint acceptance
- Response within 30 days
Complaint Ways
- Hospital Patient Rights Unit
- Provincial Health Directorate
- Health Ministry
- SABİM (Ministry of Health Communication Center)
- e-Government Ministry of Health complaint
Medical Ethics Board
- TTB (Turkish Medical Association) Honor Boards
- Disciplinary action against the physician
- Professional ban (in severe cases)
Supreme Court 13. HD
13. HD accepts that the violation of patient rights is "cause of non-pecuniary damages" and that compensation can be claimed for violation of personal rights even if there is no concrete damage.
Health law lawyer is recommended.