NMC completes 5 yrs with no patient appeals heard

​​​The draft amendment of the NMC Act which was put in public domain by the health ministry in Dec 2022, contains a provision that specifically provides for the public (patients/their relatives/complainants) to file appeals before NMC’s Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against decisions or actions of state medical councils in complaints related to medical negligence or professional misconduct