Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has so far disposed of 554 complaints filed by patients about negligence, malpractices or administrative failures on the part of healthcare staff as well as institutions.
The Commission, which was set up to ensure provision of quality healthcare facilities, came up with over 800 complaints, out of which it successfully decided nearly seventy percent, sources in the PHC said. Most of the complaints were lodged against medical negligence, particularly by the private sector healthcare establishments, the sources said, adding: "The Commission had already registered over 32,000 healthcare establishments, while over 18,000 applications were received for the issuance of licenses."
To eliminate quackery in all its manifestation, the PHC has closed down businesses of over 3,000 quacks and imposed a fine of over Rs 27 million during the last about two years, the sources added.
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