No, the SMC is not the platform to obtain compensation. Under the Medical Registration Act 1997 (“MRA”), if your complaint is found to be valid, the disciplinary framework only allows for the imposition of disciplinary sanctions against doctors. The law does not allow for an order of monetary compensation to be made. If you intend to seek monetary compensation from the doctor(s), you should seek your own independent legal advice.

Please note that if a complaint is found to be frivolous, vexatious, misconceived, or lacking in substance by an Inquiry Committee or a Complaints Committee, the complainant may be ordered to pay costs for the matter to the respondent doctor under section 49 of the MRA.