Health Bulletin 18/ November/ 2024
Here are the top health news for the day:
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Amritsar recently directed the super-speciality hospital based in 2 cities and 3 treating doctors to refund Rs 7.5 lakh to a woman, whose husband went into a coma while undergoing knee replacement surgery and later died.
It was observed by the Commission that the treating facilities and its doctors did not take proper precautions due to which the patient went into a coma and the complainant had to seek treatment for her husband from a Neuro Hospital by spending around Rs 7,50,000.
The Madras High Court bench has slapped a Rs 20 lakh fine on the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for violation of the erstwhile Medical Council of India's guidelines now National Medical Commission (NMC) while admitting 26 MBBS students during the academic year 2017-2018.
Apart from imposing a fine on the institute, the HC bench comprising Justice M. Dhandapani has also issued directions to the institute to surrender 13 seats during the academic year 2025-2026 and 13 seats during the academic year 2026-2027.
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Through a recent notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced a further extension of the Last Date for Submission of the Annual Declaration Report for PG Medical Courses.
Medical Colleges or institutes running PG medical courses have been directed by the Apex Medical Commission to submit the said report along with a fee of Rs 50,000 plus 18% GST for each PG medical course on the designated NMC portal by 22.11.2024.
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According to a statement of a first-year student, some junior students including the deceased student were forced to stand for around three hours and introduce themselves individually. They were also allegedly forced to sing and dance, utter abusive words and not leave the room.
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