Docs meet Delhi Minister to discuss Clinical Establishment Act

Fearing action under the Clinical Establishment Act, a delegation of around 100 doctors met the Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain to express their concerns regarding the implementation of the law.
The doctors met Jain yesterday to discuss various issues regarding the provisions of the Act.
"The implementation of the act would be fair, justifiable and practical. Medical community do not need to fear.
"Single doctor clinics and small nursing homes will not be burdened with any impractical and unfair clauses in the legislation," Jain said.
The act, which makes registration of all clinical establishments mandatory, envisages regularising the standards of health care and establish certain basic norms.

The Act, passed by the Centre, is a step ahead of the existing Delhi Nursing Home Registration Act 1953.
It permits health authorities to conduct inspections and penalize or cancel licences of hospitals that are found to be fleecing patients.
The minister asked the doctors to send their suggestions on his email id moh.Delhi@gov.In.