West Bengal- Hospitals

Disclose psychiatric info under RTI Yes says CIC No says HC

Do psychiatry patients have the right to access records of their treatment While the Central Information Commission CIC directed a mental health hospital to provide this information to a patient the hospital has moved court citing confidentiality The Delhi High Court has given the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences IHBAS a stay ord... Read More

RTI forces RML hospital to adopt radiation safety measures

Countrys premier super speciality hospital Ram Manohar Lohia RML lacked radiation safety measures till an application under transparency law Right To Information RTI was filed Ghayshyam of east Delhi filed an innocous application in July 2011 asking RML whether it has taken measures to provide safety to patients against radiation from medica... Read More