The Delhi government is soon planning to soon bring in Clinical Establishment Act, 2010 in the Capital. The Act that applies to registration and regulation of all clinical establishments will help the government to tighten the noose over the diagnostic centres and pathology labs running in various parts of the city.
The move comes after the capital reported cases of medical negligence in private hospitals and diagnostic centres. On Thursday, a diagnostic centre in Delhi's New Friends Colony wrongly declared a patient as HIV positive. The Delhi Medical Council even wrote a letter to the Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) cancelling license of the centre.
"We are chalking out a plan to bring in the act in the Capital as well. Till now, we do not have any control on these diagnostic centres and pathology labs. We are only limited to the hospitals and nursing cells," said Dr Kirti Bhushan, Director General of Health Services, Delhi government.
At present, the state government regulates the nursing homes and the private hospitals under the Nursing Home Cell. The cell was established in the department to register the private nursing homes and hospitals as per Delhi Nursing Home. Inspections are carried out to see that the nursing homes maintain the standards and norms as per the Rules in the said Act. Efforts are made to prevent the functioning of the nursing homes providing inferior quality and suggesting appropriate action against the unregistered nursing homes.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday directed all the Chief Ministers to adopt and implement the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 so that malpractice in private hospitals can be curbed.
In a letter to the Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories, the Minister said that effective implementation of the Act would deter clinical establishments from indulging in unethical practices and ensuring that they discharge their duties responsibly towards the patients.
WHAT THE ACT MEANS
- The state government regulates the nursing homes and the private hospitals under the Nursing Home Cell. Inspections are carried out to ensure norms are followed.
- The Act has taken effect in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, and all Union Territories except the NCT of Delhi
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