A collective of healthcare professionals is pressing the National Medical Commission (NMC) to enforce Supreme Court (SC) ...

Patients can file appeals with the NMC's Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against decisions of State Medical Councils (SMCs). The decision, yet to be formalised, was taken at a meeting ...

However, the NMC decision is yet to be made public. “I have been repeatedly arguing that patients have the right to appeal against decisions of state medical council under the ethics regulations ...

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has overturned its earlier verdict, which rejected the appeals of patients and their relatives to approach its ethics board ...

However, the NMC decision is yet to be made public. The minutes of the NMC meeting held on Sept 23, 2024, obtained through the right to information, showed that the NMC had agreed that all appeals ...

If they again fail to act, the EMRB will take over those cases, the minutes of the meetings say. “Though delayed, the NMC decision is welcome,” Dr. Babu said.