NMC orders medical colleges to set up patient safety panels to check medical errors, hospital infections

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges and institutions across the country to establish Patient Safety Committees to monitor medical errors, hospital-acquired infections, unsafe treatment practices and other preventable risks, bringing patient safety procedures under a structured institutional review mechanism. In a public notice, NMC Secretary Dr Raghav Langer instructed medical institutions to constitute multidisciplinary Patient Safety Committees or Cells and advised their heads to designate Patient Safety Nodal Officers responsible for coordinating safety measures. The directive follows a communication from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), which raised concerns over avoidable…