ASANSOL. To assess medical treatment and complaints against doctors, the state health department has issued new guidelines. Doctors are expected to follow state-prescribed guidelines as much as possible. The objective is to bring greater uniformity in medical practices and prevent personal preferences from determining how patients are treated. Similar guidelines will be framed for AYUSH subjects, including Ayurveda and Homeopathy, where recruitment and promotions in both AYUSH and modern medicine will be governed by transparent and structured processes. International medical protocols as well as Indian treatment guidelines will be relevant in medico-legal proceedings. According to sources, medicine is the same everywhere, and when medical decisions are examined within the country's legal framework, Indian guidelines must be considered.
The state plans to re-validate approximately 1.1 lakh doctors registered with the West Bengal Medical Council since 1996 under the proposed Know Your Doctor (KYD) system. The verification will include checking the qualifications and registration records of the doctors. Doctors living away from the state or unable to be physically present will be able to undergo video-based verification, while others will complete the process through physical verification.
