Health Bulletin 23/April/2026

Expressing concern over excessive duty hours of PG medical students, which could pose risks to patient safety, a doctors' body has written to the Kerala Health Department, seeking urgent intervention.

The United Doctors Front (UDF), led by its Chairperson Dr Lakshya Mittal, has requested the government to constitute an independent enquiry team on duty hours of PG students to verify whether statutory regulations regarding duty hours are being properly implemented in medical colleges across the state.

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Doctors' body flags excessive duty hours of PG medicos in Kerala, seek govt intervention

In a clarification on medical college fee structures, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) has directed all affiliated medical colleges to revise the manner in which MBBS tuition fees are collected from students.

According to the latest instructions, the total course fee for the 4.5-year MBBS program should be calculated based on the approved annual fee and then divided into five equal instalments.

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KNRUHS directs medical colleges to collect 4.5-year MBBS fees in 5 equal instalments

To avoid disruption in postgraduate admission, the Gujarat High Court has ordered Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences to deposit Rs 12 lakh with Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University, while asking the varsity to cooperate in completing affiliation formalities for additional PG seats.

Single Bench Justice Nirzar Desai observed that although the university has demanded around Rs 34 lakh towards affiliation fees, penalties, and GST, "the interest of justice would be served" if the petitioner college deposits Rs 12 lakh at this stage.

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PG seats affiliation row: Gujarat HC directs medical college to deposit Rs 12 lakh with university

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently exonerated Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, for the medical negligence during the treatment of an elderly patient, who, during hospitalisation, suffered a fall from the hospital bed.

While the complainant claimed that the fall was due to negligence of the hospital in providing the necessary care and support services, the Apex Consumer Court concluded that there was no indication that the fall had been due to negligence on account of the failure to raise the side rails of the bed by the staff. Accordingly, the consequent fall cannot be attributed to the negligence in providing the support services but appears to be accidental.

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Hospital cannot be held accountable for accidental fall: NCDRC junks Rs 2.4 crore medical negligence complaint against Apollo Hospital Hyderabad