Summary:
Tribune News ServiceBathinda, November 11Terming it a threat to private healthcare and the small and medium scale medical sector, the state and local units and of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have opposed the Clinical Establishments Act. In a press release, both units of the IMA said, “The Clinical Establishments Act is a betrayal by the government with the medical fraternity. For the past more than two years, IMA Punjab had been closely associated with the preparation of a regulatory act by the Punjab Medical Council under the supervision of the Health Ministry and it has almost been finalised. The IMA Punjab has been completely kept in the dark about it.”The press release further added that the IMA Punjab only came to know about it just two days ago through the media. The IMA Punjab said only seven days had been given for filing objections and it was a short period..