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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
NMC junked negligence complaints without seeking legal opinion: RTIs
NEW DELHI: The failure to seek a legal opinion to understand the rules of appeal has led to the National Medical Commission (NMC) rejecting patients' complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors. If the NMC, that regulates medical education, medical professionals, institutes, and research, had sought legal opinion, as many as 162 patients' complaints against doctors about medical negligence would not have been rejected. The NMC had internally discussed the patients' right to appeal against erring doctors on three occasions, but always allowed doctors' appeals to be heard and rejected patients' appeals. However, the NMC Act does not prohibit patients from filing an appeal to the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB), said RTI activist Dr K V Babu, who filed a series of RTIs seeking the minutes of the NMC meeting on their decision. The EMRB regulates professional conduct and promotes medical ethics in the country to redress complaints.
Time of India
08-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Only 996 of 13.9L allopathic doctors in NMR
Almost a year after the National Medical Register was launched as "a comprehensive and dynamic database for all allopathic doctors", only 996 of the 13.9 lakh allopathic doctors registered with state medical councils have got NMR registration. In response to an RTI query, National Medical Commission (NMC) stated that of the 11,200 applications for registration received, 91% have not been approved as of Aug 8. Launched with much fanfare by Union health minister on Aug 23, 2024, the NMR portal of NMC for registration of all MBBS doctors eligible to practise in India has failed to take off. NMR was hailed as a move to "strengthen the digital healthcare ecosystem", after which similar registers were to be launched for paramedics and other healthcare professionals. Yet, with the register for doctors - who constitute the smallest professional group in the health system - not materialising, it remains to be seen whether the registers for an estimated 35 lakh nurses and for paramedics, who would be more than double the number of nurses, will happen any time soon. In response to a question in Parliament, the health ministry said that 13.9 lakh MBBS doctors are registered with state councils, of which it is assumed that about 80% (over 11 lakh) are available. NMC had issued the Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023, on June 8, 2023. According to the regulation, NMC's Ethics & Medical Registration Board shall maintain the NMR, which shall contain entries of all doctors in all state registers maintained by state medical councils. The regulations envisage a unique identification number for every doctor, centrally generated by EMRB, which will "grant registration in NMR and eligibility to practice medicine in India". All existing medical practitioners enrolled in the Indian Medical Register or the State Medical Register not having registration number as per the regulation were mandated to update their registration in the web portal of EMRB within three months of publication of the regulation. However, applications have petered out as approvals for 90% of those who applied are still pending. From 6,000 applications in the first three months after launch, applications have dwindled to less than 800 in past four months. The renewal of registration every five years is supposed to happen through state councils and the status of registration in the state registry "shall automatically reflected (sic) in the National Register". However, state registries are yet to be linked to NMR. "Even when state councils confirm the membership of a doctor, NMC is rejecting it, as in my case," said Dr KV Babu, an ophthalmologist and RTI activist. "Why not accept those verified by state councils and make it simple?"
The Hindu
19-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Telangana Medical Council directive to withhold plastic surgery training for MDS-OFMS students
The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has issued a directive to withhold plastic surgery training postings for postgraduate students pursuing Masters in Dental Surgery (MDS) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS). The decision was announced in a letter on Saturday, addressed to the Director of Medical Education (DME), the Vice Chancellor or Registrar of Kaloji Narayana Rao Institute of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), and principals of all medical colleges. The letter highlights a discrepancy regarding a practice of Aesthetic and Hair Transplantation procedures by MDS-OFMS professionals. TGMC had sought clarification from the National Medical Commission (NMC) in this matter. In response, the NMC, through its Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB), stated in a letter dated June 13, that a public notice issued by the Dental Council of India (DCI) on December 6, 2022, which suggested MDS-OMFS practitioners could perform these procedures, was issued 'without consulting EMRB, NMC'. The NMC's guidelines on Aesthetic Surgery and Hair Transplant Procedures, issued on September 20, 2022, stated that hair transplantation procedures, which involve skin incisions, must be performed by a properly trained and licensed Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) of modern medicine. Furthermore, the NMC that highlighted it is unethical for a doctor to train individuals not accredited or licensed health professionals to perform or assist in such surgeries. Aesthetic procedures, including hair transplants, should only be undertaken by RMPs who have adequate training as per their curriculum. The Dental Council of India's (DCI) public notice had stated that Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons registered with any State Dental Council in India could undertake Aesthetic and Hair Transplant procedures. This notice is now superseded by the NMC's clarification that it was issued without their consultation.
New Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
NMC's ethics board rejects 162 patients' complaints on medical negligence, RTI
NEW DELHI: As many as 162 patients, who had approached the National Medical Commission (NMC) ethics board against the decision of the State Medical Councils (SMC) regarding complaints of medical negligence and misconduct against doctors, have been rejected in the past four-and-a-half years, an RTI has revealed. This is despite NMC's landmark decision earlier this year, when it overturned its earlier verdict of rejecting patients' and their relatives' appeals to approach its Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB), which regulates professional conduct and promotes medical ethics in the country, for redressal of their complaints. In an RTI reply, the NMC to a query from activist Dr K.V. Babu on the number of appeals of patients returned by EMRB from September 25, 2020, to the present, responded that it was 162. To another query, on appeals filed by Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) against SMC decisions to EMRB during the same period, the number was 156. However, to another question on the number of appeals filed by RMPs that EMRB rejected during the same period, the RTI reply, dated June 19, got the answer 'nil.'
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NMC vacates stay on Khyati cardiologist's debarment
Ahmedabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC), in a letter to the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC), vacated the stay on the debarment of Dr Prashant Vazirani . A cardiologist, he was named as one of the prime suspects in the deaths of two patients at Khyati Hospital after unwarranted angioplasty procedures in Nov last year. In an order dated April 10, NMC had directed GMC to stay the debarment of Dr Vazirani's name from the register of medical practitioners of GMC for three years until the hearing of the matter. Following the relief granted to Dr Vazirani, GMC wrote to NMC last week with facts related to the case, including the report from the fact-finding committee constituted by the govt of Gujarat. GMC's letter also stated that if the stay by NMC continues, it will pose a significant threat to public health and undermine trust in the medical regulatory framework . You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad The NMC letter vacating the stay, signed on April 25, reads, "Therefore, after going through the contents of the communication dated April 23, 2025, of GMC and material facts provided therein, EMRB, after careful consideration, hereby vacates the ex-parte stay order dated April 10, 2025, passed by the Board." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like News For Jack Nicholson, 87, He Has Been Confirmed To Be... Reportingly Undo Signed by Dr Raghav Langer, secretary of NMC, it also mentioned that GMC's letter dated April 23 "brought forth certain new facts to the notice of EMRB" that included Dr Vazirani being in judicial custody since his arrest on Nov 13, his status as a non-empanelled doctor at the hospital for the PMJAY scheme and him performing unwarranted angiography and angioplasty procedures. The NMC letter has directed the GMC and Dr Vazirani to submit case related documents, investigation report, case chargesheet among other relevant documents within 10 days of receiving the order. Dr Nitin Vora, president of GMC, said that it is a victory for GMC and sets the right precedent. "We had presented the facts in the case and had requested NMC to consider the other side of the arguments, too. We will comply with the requirements by NMC in this case," he said.
