Health Bulletin 22/August/2022

Here are the top health news for the day:

NCDRC holds no Medical negligence while conducting transpedicular screw fixation, exonerates neurosurgeon

Observing that the adopted treatment method was an accepted medical practice, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently exonerated a Neurosurgeon and hospital from charges of medical negligence while conducting transpedicular screw fixation between vertebrae on a patient suffering from Osteoporosis.

Referring to the MCI order, which had also exonerated the doctor, the top consumer court noted, "The OP-1 adopted the standard reasonable practice and also followed ethical principles to his professional colleague the anaesthetist, whose mother was operated by OP-1. We haven't expected, but surprised that the patient's son being an anaesthetist, how can raise frivolous allegation that pre anaesthetic check-up was not done. We find the doctors treated the patient reasonably and there was no deficiency or negligence during the treatment."

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NCDRC holds no medical negligence while conducting transpedicular screw fixation, exonerates neurosurgeon

NMC gives permission for 3 MCh plastic surgery seats at GMC Guntur

In a major boost to the Super Speciality medical education in Andhra Pradesh, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has allotted three seats in the super speciality wing of plastic surgery department-MCh-stream to the Government Medical College (GMC), Guntur.

The nod from NMC, the Apex medical education regulatory body in India comes after the Commission reveiwed the number of surgeries being handled at the Government Hospital affiliated to the medical college.

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NMC gives permission for 3 MCh plastic surgery seats at GMC Guntur

FMGs to get stipend in Punjab, medical colleges told to submit proposal to state medical council

Complying with the earlier directions given by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the State Government of Punjab has decided to start paying stipend to the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who join the medical colleges in the State as MBBS interns.

Therefore, the Government medical colleges in the State will not charge any fees from the FMGs for accepting them as interns. In fact the medical graduates from abroad will get equal stipend to the Indian trainees.

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FMGs to get stipend in Punjab, medical colleges told to submit proposal to state medical council