State Medical College Doctors Referring Patients To Private Nursing Homes Has Become A Menace: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that doctors appointed by the state government working in state medical colleges but referring patients to private nursing homes has "become a menace". In doing so the court has also asked the state government to frame a policy to stop the private practice of doctors who are appointed in provincial medical services and district hospitals in the state. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal said: “It has become a menace that the patients are being referred and dragged to the private nursing homes and hospitals for treatment, and the doctors who are appointed by the State Government either under the Provincial Medical Services or in the State Medical Colleges are not treating and attending the patients in Medical Colleges and Government Hospitals, and just for the money they are being referred to private nursing homes and hospitals.”A complainant lodged a complaint against the Petitioner, Head of Department and Professor in Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, before District Consumer Forum for the wrong treatment given to him by the petitioner in a private nursing home. Petitioner approached the High Court on the ground that without any order being passed by the District Consumer Forum, the case could not have been dealt with by the State Consumer Forum. The court had earlier had sought response from the State as to how a doctor, Head of Department and Professor in Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, which is a State Institution, was allowed to practice medicine in a private nursing home. Thereafter, when the case was taken up on January 8, the Additional Chief Standing Counsel told the court that a letter issued by the Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Education had been circulated to all the District Magistrates where the State Medical Colleges are situated, stating "that the Rules which were framed by the State Government on 30.08.1983 should be enforced with rigor". While calling for the personal affidavit of the Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Education on the enforcement of the 1983 Government Order, the Court said, "It is further directed that not only the doctors, who are appointed in the State Medical Colleges, should comply the Government Orders of 1983, but also Government should come out with a policy for stopping private practice of the doctors who are appointed in the Provincial Medical Services and District Hospitals which are situated in the district headquarters throughout the State". The case is next listed on February 10. Case Title: Dr Arvind Gupta v. President And Member State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Uttar Pradesh [WRIT - C No. - 28694 of 2024]Click Here To Read/Download Order

State Medical College Doctors Referring Patients To Private Nursing Homes Has Become A Menace: Allahabad High Court

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