Sosyolojik Düşün

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Sociology is about people and people are about health. The connection between sociology and health is certain. Health sociology also deals with people and health, social causes and consequences of diseases. Physicians who deal with people's health are bound by professional responsibility while providing health services, and are under a duty of care towards the patient while performing their duties. Physicians who do not comply with the duty of care may face various legal consequences. The legal responsibility of the physician can be addressed under two headings. Compensation liability and criminal liability. Compensation liability comes into play when the physician causes material or moral damage to the patient as a result of a faulty procedure or treatment; criminal liability covers situations where the physician commits a crime intentionally or negligently. The article discusses the scope of the physician's legal responsibility, the legal responsibilities that the physician encounters while performing his/her duty, and professional ethical principles. Situations that reduce or eliminate the physician's responsibility are analyzed. The physician's responsibility arising from acting without authority and the conditions of this responsibility will be discussed. Whether or not liability arises if the physician exceeds the limit of acting without authority will be answered.