The Punjab Medical Council (PMC) has refused to provide information about the status of complaints against negligent doctors in the most blatant and deplorable fashion. As part of our attempt to evaluate how different state medical councils have been handling complaints against their medical colleagues, PBT recently sought information about the status of complaints from 26 medical councils across …
In a shocking revelation, Mr. D.K. Ghosh, Registrar of the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has informed PBT president that although election to form a new Council should have occurred last year, this election is “stalled due to non-receipt of adequate fund from the State Government” (see Mr. Ghosh’s letter below). Thus, the present members …
The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) is responsible for the acute loss of public trust on doctors in the state. Unfortunately, most registered doctors never voted or have any knowledge about Council’s election allowing only a handful of politically-motivated medicos manipulate the Council, damaging the goodwill of all doctors. The WBMC will soon hold election …
In a histroic order that may have far-reaching consequences on improving the standard of healthcare in India, Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has declared that doctors cannot resort to strike “under any cricumstances”. This historic order was passed by the DMC in response to PBT’s complaint against the doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi when …
In a shocking display of mockery of the medical justice delivery system, the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) has decided to close all investigations against Dr. Ketan Desai and acquitted him from all charges in a letter received by PBT yesterday (see GMC letter below). The Medical Council of India (MCI) had directed the GMC to summarily suspend …
On the occasion of the 9th Anniversary of PBT, a historic public rally was held today (Dec. 30) at Metro Channel in Kolkata where many victims of “medical negligence” attended coming from distant places. A PBT delegation met with the West Bengal Governor, Mr. M.K. Narayanan, and delivered a memorandum demanding immediate disbandment of the …
A historic public rally will be held on 30th December, 2010 (Thursday) at 2 PM at the “Metro Channel” (across Metro Cinema) in Kolkata on the occasion of the 9th Anniversary of the “People for Better Treatment” (PBT). The main theme for this public rally will be a call for immediate disbandment of the West …
Open Discussion on the atrocious “Rural Health Regulatory Authority Bill, 2009” on December 20th, 3:00 pm at Calcutta Press Club. People for Better Treatment has already a PIL against this anti-patient bill.
People for Better Treatment has urged the opposition parties in West Bengal to oppose a proposed government sponsored medical Bill seeking to introduce a new three-year course to produce medics for rural areas. To read a copy of this article, click here
