Maharashtra- 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

Canada to get blueprint for mentalhealth strategy

OTTAWACanada is about to get its firstever national mental health strategy a massive report that may persuade Prime Minister Stephen Harper that his government must return Ottawa to a lead role on health care On Tuesday after five years of research consultations with thousands of people modelling forecasting and much agonizing the Mental Health C... Read More