Tamil Nadu clinic sealed after pharmacist found treating patients

As per The Hindu report, the pharmacy owner accused of consulting patients without a medical degree also refused to present herself before the inspection team. As a result, the duo have been instructed to appear at the office of the Deputy Director of Medical and Rural Health Services for an explanation with relevant documents.

Medical Dialogues team yesterday reported that in a surprise visit to Kharar Civil Hospital, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Gurmandar Singh discovered the absence of doctors in the mother-child care unit, with nurses reportedly conducting deliveries independently at night.   

During the inspection, it was found that only two doctors worked at the hospital and were only called by the nurses if required at night. The nurses are reported to have handled normal delivery cases without the doctors. Observing the situation at the hospital, Singh alleged that a probe would be conducted following which appropriate action would be taken against the doctors on Wednesday if found guilty of letting the nurses do the delivery in their absence.  

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