Legal rights of patients in Saudi Arabia Sabri Imran1,*, Alwadaani Fahad Abdullah2, Ahmad A. Al-Abdulqader3 1Head, Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, KSA 2Faculty Member, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, KFU 3Faculty Member, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, KFU *Corresponding Author: Dr. Imran Sabri, MD FRCP [Edin], FFLM Head, Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, P.O. Box No. 400, Al-Ahsa-[31982]. KSA, E-mail: ikhan@kfu.edu.sa, imransabri@gmail.com Contact : +966-13-589-7810
Online published on 19 December, 2023. Abstract Introduction Patients rights is always been a sensitive issue faced worldwide. The number of legal litigation cases against healthcare practitioners in any country depends on patient rights given by the state. We can assume that the rights are given the more is the violations and subsequent legal litigation cases for these violations. In this case if we give less rights to patients the situation goes to violations of patients basic human rights. In this context there has always been a search for excellent scenario with reference to rights of the patient. In the year 2006, the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia defined the patient’s rights to preserve and protect patients and their families as Patients Bill for Rights and Responsibilities [PBR]. In this article, the author is presenting legal rights of patients in Saudi Arabia as one of the role model for protection of patient rights globally. In authors point of view, these rights are very balance and complete at multiple parameters with special provision for children, elderly, patient with disability, Cancer Patients, AIDS Patient, Mental Patients, Women Health, Companion, Rights at Reception, Laboratory Department, Pharmacy Department and Radiology Department. Responsibilities of the Patients, accompanying persons, Visitors and Responsibilities of Clinics, Private Facilities etc. are very well described but are not within the purview of present manuscript. At the end it is concluded that patients’ rights are very well documented, protected and applied in Saudi Arabia. It is also concluded that Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia is a role model when we talk in terms of Patient Rights and Responsibilities. Top Keywords Patient Rights, Saudi Arabia, Patient Responsibility. Top |