Domestication of Patient Right Bill will ensure Quality Healthcare Delivery – FCCPC Boss
The Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, says domestication of the Patient Bill of Rights in the nation’s health institutions will ensure better and quality health care delivery.
Irukera who said this during a courtesy visit to the Kwara Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, in Ilorin on Monday explained that the Patient Bill of Rights
was about aggregation of rights of patients and the medical practitioners, adding that many patients do not know their rights.
While lamenting the exodus of medical professionals in the country, he said that Nigerians might not have rights of control over it, but they have control of their rights as patients.
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Irukera said; “Some of the rights include the right to relevant information in a language and manner that the patient understands, including diagnosis, treatment, other procedures and possible outcomes.
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“Right to timely access to detailed and accurate medical records and available services. Right to transparent billing and full disclosure of costs including recommended treatment plans.
“Right to privacy and confidentiality of medical records and conditions. Right to clean, safe and secure healthcare environment.
“Right to be treated with respect, regardless of gender race, religion, ethnicity, allegations of crime, disability or economic circumstances, among others.
Hence the need for consumer education and work with health care institutions to make them sign, domesticate and display the rights”, he said.
In his response, the deputy governor advised the commission to embark on aggressive campaign on the patient bill of rights for effective implementation.
