Health Bulletin 01/ April/ 2024

Through a public notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced the extension of the last date for submission of details along with requisite fees including GST on the NMC portal till April 10, 2024.

NEET SS 2023: Security deposit refunded for super speciality counselling

Through a recent notice, the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has informed that the security deposit for super speciality counselling has been refunded to the concerned candidates.

As per the notice, “It is for the information of all the candidates participated in SS Counselling 2023 that as per the eligibility conditions mentioned in the SS Information Bulletin for Security deposit refund, the refund of security deposit has been done on 29.03.2024”.

Surgeon penalized for substandard knee implant in replacement surgery

The Urbal II Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru recently directed an Orthopaedic Surgeon to pay around Rs 4 lakh compensation to a patient for medical negligence while conducting Total Knee Replacement Surgery.

After the surgery, the patient had to suffer unbearable pain and had to seek treatment at another hospital. The Consumer Court held the doctor liable after noting that the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) opined that "good quality of implant was not used" resulting in infection in the wound. KMC had also observed that the patient was not managed by proper follow-up and medication and for this, the Council held the treating surgeon responsible.