On 3/4/09, Renuka Warrier <eren...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this news will be useful to the vi persons also at least in Delhi > and hence, not an oftopic itom. If other medical councils also followed > this practice, it would have been a help to the whole nation. > > Renuka. > > The Hindu News Update Service > > News Update Service > Wednesday, March 4, 2009 : 1150 Hrs > Regional > DMC uploads names of registered doctors on its website > > New Delhi (PTI): Want to know whether your friendly neighbourhood doctor is > actually a registered medical practitioner or just an unqualified quack > posing > as a true blue physician? > > Getting that vital knowledge, which could often spell the difference between > life and death, is now just a click away. > > The Delhi Medical Council launched an addition to its website yesterday > where it has listed the names of all registered doctors in the capital > together > with their addresses and qualifications. > > The latest list will enable all citizens to locate the right doctors in > their localities, the council said. > > "To know whether the doctor next door to you is a registered practitioner, > you just need to log on to the website where you can locate that person by > his > name, address and his qualification," said Dr Girish Tyagi, Registrar, Delhi > Medical Council. > > The list, available on www.delhimedicalcouncil.nic.in, includes the names of > all 40,000 DMC registered doctors and provides an ideal guide to people > seeking > such information. > > "There are as many as 40,000 registered medical practitioners in Delhi, who > have been listed by the DMC. The list that is available on our website aims > at checking medical negligence and quackery," Tyagi said. > > The doctors can be located by entering their first or last names, their > addresses and their qualifications. > > Although registration with the DMC is mandatory for practicing Allopathy > system of medicine in the National Capital Region, a large number of > self-proclaimed > doctors continue to practice across the area. > > The move is the latest in the Council's efforts to check the mushrooming of > quacks. While it might not end the problem altogether, at least it will help > citizens take informed decisions, the council believes. > > The DMC, which receives hundreds of complaints against such 'doctors', has > filed over 70 cases against them in the last 2-3 years. On receiving > complaints > against unscrupulous practitioners, the DMC gets in touch with the concerned > CDMOs and SHOs, who in turn verify their presence. > > "To check the credentials of such practitioners, we ask them to appear > before us with their testimonials, failing which cases are filed against > them in > courts," Tyagi said. > > Under powers vested with the DMC under Section 10 (a) of the Delhi Medical > Council Act 1997, the Council maintains a live register of qualified medical > practitioners. > > Those registered with the Council are also entitled to apply for entering > additional qualifications acquired by them. > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Hi Renuka,
Thanks! A great information indeed. Take care and all the best. -- With best regards, Mahesh Narasimhan Flat No. 122 (Sai Sadan) Mall Apartments Mall Road Delhi- 110054 India Mobile No.: +91 9899353960 E-Mails: maheshde...@gmail.com, mahesh_de...@rediffmail.com To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
