NEW DELHI: The functioning of the National Medical Commission seems to be in “total disarray” with the health ministry failing to fill 19 of the 20 posts in the four autonomous boards of the commission that regulate undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, recognition of medical colleges, and registration and regulation of doctors. Half the posts…
Despite the National Medical Commission (NMC) deciding in September last year that not only doctors, but patients too can appeal to the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against decisions of state medical councils, on February 21 the EMRB rejected the appeal of a patient from Punjab.Incidentally, the EMRB is totally vacant since the tenure…
In a victory for patients’ rights, the National Medical Commission has decided that it will take up appeals of patients in cases against doctors. For almost five years, since the NMC was constituted in Sept 2020, it has been rejecting patients’ appeals stating that only doctors have the right to appeal against decisions of state…
In a victory for patients’ rights, the National Medical Commission has decided that it will take up appeals of patients in cases against doctors. For almost five years, since the NMC was constituted in September 2020, it has been rejecting patients’ appeals stating that only doctors have the right to appeal against decisions of state…