SKILL ROADMAP 61 · SPECIALISED LEGAL FIELDS

Healthcare and Medical Law

Health regulation → Medical negligence → Drugs and devices → Clinical trials → Health data → Specialised laws

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1 What this path is

Healthcare lawyers advise hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies and patients on regulation, negligence and health data.

The work involves regulatory compliance, litigation and sensitive information.

Learn health regulation.
Learn: the Clinical Establishments Act 2010 and the National Medical Commission Act 2019.
Practise: by mapping who regulates hospitals and doctors.
Learn medical negligence.
Learn: leading judgments on medical negligence and consumer complaints against doctors.
Practise: by analysing a negligence judgment.
Learn drugs and devices.
Learn: the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and the Medical Devices Rules 2017.
Practise: by explaining how a drug is approved.
Learn clinical trials.
Learn: the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019.
Practise: by reviewing an informed consent form.
Learn health data.
Learn: how data protection applies to health records and digital health systems.
Practise: by reviewing a telemedicine app's privacy policy.
Learn specialised laws.
Learn: the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, the MTP Act 1971 and the PCPNDT Act 1994.
Practise: by preparing a plain language guide to one of them.

You advise on healthcare regulation and disputes independently.

These checklists are for honest self assessment. They are not an official certification.

Healthcare practices, hospital legal teams and pharmaceutical companies.

Analyses and reviews.