IMA Ludhiana condemns Clinical Act

Ludhiana, June 16

A meeting of a local branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) was held today at the IMA House here. Members of the IMA burned the copies of Clinical Establishment Act as a part of the ongoing protest against the Act, will come into force from July 1.

Dr Sunil Katyal, president, IMA, Ludhiana, said the Act was completely uncalled for and wrongly timed. He said doctors are already governed by Punjab Medical Council (PMC), National Medical Council (NMC/MCI), hospital buildings are governed by building regulation/norms and many hospitals are getting accredited by NABH, he added.

Dr Dheeraj Aggarwal, honorary secretary, IMA, Ludhiana, said the Act is against people, patients and doctors. It will lead to rise in the hospital charges and treatment costs.

“IMA, Punjab, will be holding a state-level press conference in coming days and a complete medical bandh would be observed on June 23,” said Dr Sobti. — TNS