Telangana Medical Council inspects clinics, finds unqualified practitioners
Hyderabad: Five teams from the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) identified several violations during a day-long inspection of hospitals and clinics across Nirmal district, including the involvement of unregistered medical practitioners, administration of prescription medicines, and misleading claims about professional qualifications.
The inspections were carried out at healthcare facilities suspected of providing medical treatment without valid registration. According to the council, the teams found steroids, antibiotics and analgesics allegedly being administered at some of the centres during the inspections.
Speaking to the Times of India, Dr G Srinivas, a member of the TGMC, said, “We also came across instances where unqualified persons and optometrists were allegedly presenting themselves as ophthalmologists. In some facilities, allopathic medical services were reportedly being provided by practitioners holding non-allopathic qualifications such as BAMS and BHMS.”
He further said the council received information that some facilities are connected to certain quacks, and the council is also launching an investigation into the allegations. The hospitals were allegedly accepting rebates or commissions to transfer patients to people who do not even have a legitimate medical license. TGMC has also confirmed that evidence is being collected to take necessary legal action accordingly.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Hyderabad Task Force and police authorities apprehended 11 persons allegedly posing as doctors and practising medicine without valid medical qualifications. The seizure of fake medical certificates, medicines, injections and other medical materials during the raids highlights the seriousness of illegal medical practice. There are many thousands of unqualified persons operating across Telangana under the guise of Rural Medical Practitioners (RMPs)/quacks/Grameena Vaidhyulu, without recognised medical degrees or valid registration.
Previously, the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) issued show-cause notices to several doctors working at private hospitals in Mancherial town for allegedly practising beyond their educational qualifications, in violation of the ethics prescribed under the National Medical Council (NMC) and Telangana Medical Council Acts.
