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The Hindu
08-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
HC seeks details of rules for periodic inspection of hospitals
The Kerala High Court has orally sought details from the State government of rules framed to ensure periodic inspection of government hospitals, medical colleges, and other clinical establishments to maintain quality standards. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji sought the details while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by G. Samuel of Mavelikara and two others seeking a directive to ensure effective administration of government-run medical colleges, hospitals, and health centres. The PIL was filed following the death of a woman following the collapse of an old building on July 3 at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, and the recent disclosure by Haris Chirackal, Head of the Department of Urology of the Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, about severe shortage of surgical equipment at the hospital. The State Attorney referred to Rule 21 of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Rules, which deals with preparation of a panel of assessors for inspection and assessment of such establishments. Not satisfied, the court said the Rule did not deal with periodic inspections, and cited the need for a specific framework for the purpose and adjourned the matter for hearing by two weeks.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Any rules framed to ensure periodical inspections of govt hospitals & medical colleges, Kerala HC asks govt
Kochi: High court on Tuesday orally asked the state govt whether any rules had been framed to ensure periodical inspections of govt hospitals and medical colleges to maintain standards. The bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by G Samuel of Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, and two others. The petition seeks a directive to ensure the effective administration of all govt medical colleges, hospitals and health centres across the state. The PIL was filed in response to the death of a woman following the collapse of an old building at the Govt Medical College Hospital in Kottayam on Thursday. The petition also cited the recent disclosure by Dr Hariz Chirackal of the Govt Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, who highlighted a severe shortage of surgical equipment at the hospital. During the hearing, HC questioned the state about the existence of any rules specifically framed for carrying out regular inspections of clinical establishments. In response, the state attorney referred to Rule 21 of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Rules, which deals with the preparation of a panel of assessors for inspection and assessment. However, HC was not satisfied and pointed out that Rule 21 does not deal with periodical inspections and underlined the need for a separate and specific framework for such inspections. "Unless the state has framed Rules, how are periodical inspections to be carried out? How is the authority functioning," the bench orally asked. HC then adjourned the matter for two weeks, directing both the state authority under the Clinical Establishments Act and the Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, to file separate affidavits addressing these concerns.
