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NMC withdraws Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has now withdrawn the recently issued Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 for MBBS admissions, leading to lack of clarity on several important issues

The Hindu

Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered

Foreign medical graduates have appealed to the Health Ministry for intervention to get their certificate of permanent registration from the respective State Medical Councils (SMC) without which these doctors cannot work in India, despite having completed their course and subsequent one-year internship.

The Hindu

Glasgow nurse suspended after being drunk while dispensing medication

A Glasgow nurse has been suspended after she was found intoxicated and drinking while dispensing patients' medication, as she appears "unfit for duty".

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Mental health nurse struck off after punching vulnerable teenager

Donald Riziva was found to have committed "unprofessional, violent conduct" according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Liverpool Echo

Get clarity on transgender reservations in medical PG admissions: HC to National Medical Commission

A transgender petitioned the High Court seeking reservation within reservation as member of the third gender, Court directed National Medical Commission to spell out its stand on the issue

The Hindu

Karnataka won’t help merit students secure 50% seats in private medical colleges at government fee

National Medical Commission (NMC) wants the fee for 50% of seats in private medical colleges and deemed-to-be-universities on par with government seats. A private medical college in Tamil Nadu and Nitte deemed-to-be-university of Mangaluru had challenged the same in the jurisdictional High Courts, but both lost the case

The Hindu

NExT exam scheduled for 2024, says Health Ministry

NExT will be a single examination that would replace final-year MBBS examinations and the National Eligibility Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) entrance exam.

The Hindu

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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NMC renews five-year recognition for Stanley, Dharmapuri medical colleges

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has withdrawn its notices de-recognising the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Government Dharmapuri Medical College on Wednesday night. The NMC will issue a written communication shortly, according to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian.

The Hindu

Renfrewshire nurse struck off after giving care home resident wrong diamorphine doses

Robyn Connelly was employed at Ranfurly Care Home when the incidents occurred, giving a resident higher doses of diamorphine than they were prescribed and later lying about the quantity administered.

Glasgow Live

NMC recognition issue: KUHS V-C to call meeting

The State stands to lose 450 MBBS seats this academic year, with the NMC issuing notices to Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur, Gokulam Meddical College, Thiruvananthapuram, CSI Somerset Memorial Medical College, Karakonam, and SUT Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, denying the continuance of recognition to MBBS courses run by these institutions. NMC’s…

The Hindu

Will take up derecognition of medical colleges in T.N. with Union Ministry: Health Minister Ma. Subramanian

The National Medical Commission’s decision to withdraw recognition from a historic medical college for minor deficiencies is unacceptable, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian has said. The NMC has cited the non-implementation of the biometric system of attendance and the poor use of CCTV cameras as defects in the Government Stanley Medical…

The Hindu

West Lothian mental health nurse who sexually assaulted vulnerable patient struck off

Richard McLellan, from Bathgate, attacked the woman during a night shift while she was being treated at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in January 2019

Edinburgh Live

Nursing numbers rise but concerns raised about ‘premature leavers’

There are now 788,638 nurses registered to work in the UK.

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Delhi Police arrests two men for forging ministries' letters

Two men were arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly duping people with fake appointment letters of government bodies

The Hindu

NMC announces common National Medical Register for all practitioners across country

The notification also makes the passing of National Exit Test (NEXT) compulsory for both Indian and foreign medical graduates for the purpose of registration with the National Medical Register.

Daily Mirror

Midwife suspended for 'jumping the queue' and ordering blood tests for herself

Jolanta Czapska-Hill used her position as a midwife to 'jump the queue' for blood tests before she was eventually caught out by laboratory staff, a panel has found

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State Medical Councils may allot medical colleges for internships to foreign medical graduates based on their domicile: NMC

The regulatory body for medical education and medical professionals has also issued a consolidated circular of its guidelines.

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Starting trouble for new medical colleges in Telangana

The Telangana government is progressing towards establishing at least one medical college in each of the 33 districts of the State.

The Hindu

NMC must redraft its norms on stipend to medical college students, say health experts

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced the initiation of a survey among students to ascertain stipend details.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh govt. plans to seek aid from WHO to check renal ailments in Uddanam

Health Minister Vidadala Rajini has said that the Andhra Pradesh government will explore the possibilities to seek the necessary aid from the World Health Organization (WHO) to check the chronic kidney ailments prevalent in the Uddanam region of Srikakulam district. “We will approach whatsoever way is available to check the…

Liverpool Echo

Midwife escapes punishment over false work logs

Ellen Burke falsely claimed to have completed hundreds of hours of midwifery practice

Glasgow Live

Glasgow nurse struck off after asking untrained workers to hand out medicine

An investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council found that Mohammed Farooq Anwaar failed to demonstrate any insight into his behaviour and removed him from their register.

Chronicle Live

Mental health nurse told patient 'to use sex toy to help get to sleep at night'

Henry Munro has been struck from the nursing register for breaching 'sexual and professional' boundaries with two patients

Dynamite News

Students who returned from Ukraine will be offered single chance to clear MBBS Final, Centre informs SC

The central government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that students who returned to India from Ukraine will be offered a single chance to clear the MBBS Final, both Part I and Part II Examinations without enrolling in any existing medical colleges. Read further on Dynamite News:

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