Health Bulletin 06/October/2025 - Video
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Here are the top health stories of the day:
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Gujarat, recently held that even when the treating hospital has not charged any fees from the patient, the service provided by the hospital would fall within the definition of service and the patient would be considered as a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Such an observation was made by the Gujarat State Consumer Court while considering the appeal filed by the family of a patient, who died while receiving post-operative treatment at a hospital after undergoing kidney-stone surgery.
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Medical Negligence: Does Free Treatment Exempt Hospitals from Legal Liability?
Himachal HC rules PG Diploma not equivalent to PG Degree for Assistant Professor
In a recent judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that a postgraduate diploma cannot be considered equivalent to a postgraduate degree for promotion to the post of Assistant Professor under the Himachal Pradesh Medical Education Services Rules, 1999.
After going through the provisions of the rules, the HC bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh & Justice Sushil Kukreja observed, "Bare reading of the provisions includes that prescribed essential qualification is Post Graduation Degree or its equivalent qualification with condition that such candidate must possesses 3 years teaching experience after doing Post Graduation. The word ‘after doing Post Graduation’ relates to the minimum essential qualification, i.e. Post Graduation Degree in concerned speciality or its equivalent. In case, there would have been intention to include teaching experience after doing Post Graduation Diploma, then it would have been mentioned specifically in the Rules that teaching experience can be gained after doing either Post Graduation Decree or Diploma. There is no reference of Post Graduation Diploma in the essential qualification, therefore, meaning of words ‘after doing Post Graduation’ has to be construed as “after doing Post Graduation Degree”.
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Himachal HC Rules PG Diploma Not Equivalent to PG Degree For Assistant Professor
8 patients killed after massive fire at Jaipur's SMS Hospital ICU
Eight patients were killed and five remain critical after a massive fire broke out late Sunday night in the ICU of the Trauma Centre at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur. In response, the Rajasthan government has ordered a probe into the incident, while relatives of the deceased patients have alleged negligence and a lack of firefighting equipment.
The fire reportedly started around 11.20 p.m. in the storeroom of the Neuro ICU ward, where paper, ICU equipment, and blood sampler tubes were stored.
According to an IANS report, a short circuit is suspected to be the cause, according to the Trauma Centre's nodal officer and senior doctor.
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Fire at Jaipur Hospital Claims 8 Lives; Families Accuse Staff of Ignoring Safety Warnings
The National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to take action against 30 doctors found guilty of accepting a foreign trip sponsored by pharma company AbbVie, as the matter is still "under consideration", as per a recent report by the Times of India.
Speaking to TOI, the new chairperson of NMC, Dr Abhijat Sheth, confirmed that the matters pending before the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of NMC could not be taken up.
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NMC Probes Allegations in Rs 1.91 Crore Pharma Freebies Case
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