It was observed by the HC bench comprising Justice Suraj Govindaraj, that a postgraduate degree in Anaesthesiology, which is a recognised PG medical qualification under the National Medical Commission (NMC), would satisfy the training requirements under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, to designate a registered medical practitioner under the NDPS rules for prescribing narcotics drugs for medical purposes.
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No Separate Training Required for MD Anaesthesiology Doctors to Prescribe Narcotics: HC
AIIMS Delhi Plans 3,000-Bed Facility for Patients’ Attendants
To provide shelter for patients’ attendants, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has provided land for the construction of 80 pagoda-like night shelters, while also planning a 3,000-bed rest house on a two-acre plot as a long-term solution.
Appearing before the Delhi High Court, AIIMS counsel informed a bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia that land had been handed over to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) as an immediate step, while the proposed rest house would serve as a permanent solution.
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AIIMS Delhi Plans 3,000-Bed Facility for Patients’ Attendants, Tells HC
Telangana Doctors Protest Against Uniform Fee Structure at Private Medical Colleges
Expressing concerns over the ongoing efforts by private medical college management associations to dismantle the Convener Quota system in Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical admissions, under the pretext of introducing a uniform/common fee structure, the doctors in Telangana have sought the Government's intervention in this regard.
Recently, writing to the Health Secretary Christina Z Chongthu, the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) said that the proposal for a uniform or common fees across all categories is not a "benign reform", but actually "a calculated strategy aimed at eliminating affordable Convener Quota seats and converting merit-based medical education into a privilege accessible only to the affluent."
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Telangana Doctors Protest Against Uniform Fee Structure in Private Medical Colleges
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