Is it important for healthcare clinics and spas to have qualified doctors?
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Bhagya
Jun 11, 2010, 6:49:38 AM6/11/10
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The Quality Council of India, QCI, has said that Spas will not be
classified as wellness clinics. In a bid to stop unethical practices
that can occur in spas and other healthcare clinics, QCI has said that
a final edition of wellness and healthcare clinic standards would be
devised.
According to the Council, all spas should mandatorily include
experienced doctors and use standard ayurvedic products. Unethical
practices like several non-standard techniques for therapy and
massaging should be avoided. At this point of time, there is no check
on the activities of spas and healthcare clinics.
Initially, there were preliminary standards introduced for wellness
and healthcare in the year 2008 which overlapped with the standards of
other bodies and had led to a lot of confusion. To solve this issue,
QCI will now launch the final edition soon.
It has been planned that all schools, hospitals, laboratories, blood
banks and spas would be accredited this year(2010). The repackaging of
ancient healing practices for a modern consumer base is best typified
by spa resorts. The concept of a spa is wellness in its purest form.
But spas have mushroomed everywhere. The QCI standard will at first
not be mandatory, but customers should understand to choose those spas
that are accredited. The Council has many examples of unethical claims
made by spas and related consumer and trade complaints. With huge
growth in the wellness market, QCI feels it is important to develop a
mechanism where spas are accredited.
Many Spas and healthcare clinics are very happy on the initiative that
the Council has taken. It is very important for healthcare clinics and
spas to have qualified ayurvedic doctors. Proper hygiene must be
maintained, which is not the case at present in some spas.
Sometimes, it would not be economically viable for small Indian
wellness operators to obtain accreditation from international
agencies. Hence, the Council has planned to frame an Indian standard
on par with international standards, which could be implemented by all
in the industry.
In a bid to improve healthcare, at least one state government is
considering a proposal asking all hospitals and private nursing homes
to acquire accreditation from National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). NABH is a constituent board
of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate
accreditation programme for healthcare organizations.
With the rise of private hospitals, clinics and other health/wellness
centres, authorities and state governments are concerned about the
quality of care in these facilities. Most of the medical tourism
industry also welcomes these initiatives as a way of proving to
potential customers that cheap does not mean poor quality.
In May last year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare made it
mandatory for hospitals to have an NABH certification by December 2010
if they want to treat the large pool of Central Government employees
under the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme). This has attracted
big hospitals like Apollo and Wockhardt, even though they already
carry an international certification with them.
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Facilitator in the world. We facilitate medical treatment for
international and domestic patients in our accredited, high quality
network hospitals, in over 30 countries and over 120 destinations
across the world. Our network of over 1000 hospitals offer high
quality, low cost procedures and the typical cost savings are in the
order of 70 % to 80%. Many of our partner hospitals are JCI
accredited, National Medical Board accredited and ISO Certified
Centers of excellence, with International healthcare standards. Call
1800 780 8460 or email us for more information:
in...@surgeryplanet.com
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This is Bhagya M India, I am frequent traveler and working in Medical
Domain. My hobbies writing medical related articles and doing research
in medical tourism. Please reach me on http://www.cmsGalaxy.com
classified as wellness clinics. In a bid to stop unethical practices
that can occur in spas and other healthcare clinics, QCI has said that
a final edition of wellness and healthcare clinic standards would be
devised.
According to the Council, all spas should mandatorily include
experienced doctors and use standard ayurvedic products. Unethical
practices like several non-standard techniques for therapy and
massaging should be avoided. At this point of time, there is no check
on the activities of spas and healthcare clinics.
Initially, there were preliminary standards introduced for wellness
and healthcare in the year 2008 which overlapped with the standards of
other bodies and had led to a lot of confusion. To solve this issue,
QCI will now launch the final edition soon.
It has been planned that all schools, hospitals, laboratories, blood
banks and spas would be accredited this year(2010). The repackaging of
ancient healing practices for a modern consumer base is best typified
by spa resorts. The concept of a spa is wellness in its purest form.
But spas have mushroomed everywhere. The QCI standard will at first
not be mandatory, but customers should understand to choose those spas
that are accredited. The Council has many examples of unethical claims
made by spas and related consumer and trade complaints. With huge
growth in the wellness market, QCI feels it is important to develop a
mechanism where spas are accredited.
Many Spas and healthcare clinics are very happy on the initiative that
the Council has taken. It is very important for healthcare clinics and
spas to have qualified ayurvedic doctors. Proper hygiene must be
maintained, which is not the case at present in some spas.
Sometimes, it would not be economically viable for small Indian
wellness operators to obtain accreditation from international
agencies. Hence, the Council has planned to frame an Indian standard
on par with international standards, which could be implemented by all
in the industry.
In a bid to improve healthcare, at least one state government is
considering a proposal asking all hospitals and private nursing homes
to acquire accreditation from National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). NABH is a constituent board
of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate
accreditation programme for healthcare organizations.
With the rise of private hospitals, clinics and other health/wellness
centres, authorities and state governments are concerned about the
quality of care in these facilities. Most of the medical tourism
industry also welcomes these initiatives as a way of proving to
potential customers that cheap does not mean poor quality.
In May last year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare made it
mandatory for hospitals to have an NABH certification by December 2010
if they want to treat the large pool of Central Government employees
under the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme). This has attracted
big hospitals like Apollo and Wockhardt, even though they already
carry an international certification with them.
SurgeryPlanet is the most popular and trusted Global Medical Tourism
Facilitator in the world. We facilitate medical treatment for
international and domestic patients in our accredited, high quality
network hospitals, in over 30 countries and over 120 destinations
across the world. Our network of over 1000 hospitals offer high
quality, low cost procedures and the typical cost savings are in the
order of 70 % to 80%. Many of our partner hospitals are JCI
accredited, National Medical Board accredited and ISO Certified
Centers of excellence, with International healthcare standards. Call
1800 780 8460 or email us for more information:
in...@surgeryplanet.com
Visit www.surgeryplanet.com
This is Bhagya M India, I am frequent traveler and working in Medical
Domain. My hobbies writing medical related articles and doing research
in medical tourism. Please reach me on http://www.cmsGalaxy.com
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