Articles on Patients.
Everything we've written about Patients — practical notes for Indian clinics from the team building Qlinikit.
- 4 min readPatients
The family health file you will be glad you kept
One page per person, kept current, answers the questions an emergency department asks in the hour when nobody can remember the answers.
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Your hospital bill: what it should say, and what to question
A single line reading 'treatment charges' is not an itemised bill. You are entitled to the breakdown, and asking for it often changes the total.
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Reading your prescription: the abbreviations and what to check
OD, BD, TDS, HS, SOS. Five abbreviations cover most Indian prescriptions — and knowing them catches the errors that reach the patient.
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Buying medicines online in India: what is actually legal
E-pharmacies sit in a genuine grey zone — the 2018 draft rules were never notified. What that means for you, and how to check who you are buying from.
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When to get a second opinion, and how to ask
It is your right, the hospital must give you the records for it, and no good doctor is offended. The hard part is only ever the asking.
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What to ask before you agree to surgery
Consent is not a form you sign. It is a conversation you are entitled to — and twelve questions cover almost everything people wish they had asked.
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