Legal Notice for Medical Negligence Format

[ON THE LETTERHEAD OF THE ADVOCATE]

By Registered Post A/D & Email

Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]

To,
1. The Medical Superintendent / Director, [Hospital Name], [Address]
2. Dr. [Name], [Designation], [Hospital Name], [Address]

Subject: Legal notice for medical negligence and deficiency in service in the treatment of [Patient Name], UHID / IP No. [___].

Sir/Madam,

Under instructions from my client, [Client Name], [the patient / spouse / son / daughter of the patient], of [Address], I serve upon you the following notice:

1. That [Patient Name], aged [___], was admitted to your hospital on [DD/MM/YYYY] under the care of Dr. [Name] for [condition / procedure], and my client paid Rs. [Amount] towards treatment (bills enclosed).

2. That on [DD/MM/YYYY], [describe the events factually — e.g. "the patient underwent ___; post-operatively, despite complaints of ___ recorded at ___, no senior doctor reviewed the patient until ___"].

3. That as a result, the patient [suffered ___ / required further surgery at ___ / died on DD/MM/YYYY].

4. That the treatment fell below the standard of care expected of a reasonably competent [specialty] practitioner and hospital, in that [list specific failures — e.g. failure to obtain informed consent for ___, failure to act on abnormal reports dated ___, wrong medication], amounting to negligence and deficiency in service under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

I therefore call upon you:
   (a) within seventy-two (72) hours of receipt of this notice, to provide complete certified copies of all medical records of the patient, including case sheets, consent forms, nursing notes, investigation reports, imaging and the discharge or death summary; and
   (b) within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, to pay my client compensation of Rs. [Amount] towards medical expenses, loss of income, pain and suffering [and loss of dependency],

failing which my client shall file a complaint before the [District / State / National] Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and/or the State Medical Council, and take such other action as is available in law, at your risk.

[Advocate Name]
[Enrolment No. / Contact]