{
  "id": 15406036,
  "title": "National Medical Commission asks medical colleges to set up patient safety committees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/national-medical-commission-asks-medical-colleges-to-set-up-patient",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nmc-asks-medical-colleges-to-set-up-patient-safety-committees/article71592835.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The proposed committee is to be chaired by the director, head of the institution or medical superintendent, with representation from relevant specialties and patient safety domains; the Commission notes that the move places responsibility on medical institutions to establish an institutional mechanism for monitoring safety practices",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "National Medical Commission asks medical colleges to set up patient safety committees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/national-medical-commission-asks-medical-colleges-to-set-up-patient",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:53:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}