Ministry of Health issues directive to tighten management of medical examination and treatment facilities

(Dan Tri) - According to the Ministry of Health, recently there have been a number of violations of regulations in medical examination and treatment at a number of medical facilities, affecting the rights and safety of patients, causing public outrage.

Accordingly, in recent times, medical examination and treatment nationwide have had many positive changes.

However, recently there have been a number of cases of violations of regulations in medical examination and treatment at some medical facilities. This affects the rights and safety of patients, creates public outrage and affects the reputation of the medical sector.

Typically, private clinics operate illegally, do not meet the requirements for practice in terms of facilities, equipment, human resources, or hire other people to register their operations.

Notably, a number of beauty salons, aesthetic service establishments, specialized aesthetic medical examination and treatment establishments, and medical examination and treatment establishments with foreigners have committed many violations.

On September 8, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health conducted a surprise inspection and discovered a series of violations at Tuyet Chinh Dental Clinic (Photo: Hoang Huong).

Specifically, providing services outside the scope of the license; advertising falsely, misleading patients; taking advantage of the name of foreign experts and doctors of unknown background to examine and treat patients in violation of regulations or giving unreasonable treatment advice; performing invasive procedures in violation of regulations; deceiving patients, collecting money in violation of regulations, and declaring costs in a non-transparent manner.

To strengthen management and improve the quality of medical examination and treatment activities, the Minister of Health requested the Department of Health of provinces and cities to step up propaganda, dissemination and guidance on the implementation of legal regulations on medical examination and treatment, professional regulations and technical procedures according to instructions.

At the same time, synchronously and effectively deploy tasks related to the management of medical examination and treatment facilities and practitioners.

Health departments need to publicize information on the list of medical facilities that have been granted operating licenses, along with the scope of professional activities, operating time, list and scope of professional activities of practitioners; post and publicize information on service prices at the facilities.

In addition, strengthen the management of the medical examination and treatment process; inspect and supervise; strictly implement regulations on the issuance, re-issuance, extension, adjustment of practice licenses, suspension of practice, revocation of practice licenses, ensuring compliance with regulations.

The units coordinate with law enforcement agencies to strengthen inspection, examination and supervision of the activities of medical facilities.

Hospitals and institutes with beds must increase dissemination and education to improve medical ethics and laws for practitioners; strictly implement professional regulations and internal regulations of the unit.

Medical facilities assigned to provide practical guidance must ensure proper implementation of their responsibilities in guiding, supervising, and evaluating the trainees' practice process; and at the same time strictly issue certificates of completion of practice in accordance with the provisions of law on medical examination and treatment.

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