Clinical Establishments- Role of government and Healthcare Market

Tech Admin at November 2, 2012

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Prepared by Madhu.S, Team Lead, Centre for Public Policy Research ([email protected])

The Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration, Accreditation and Regulation) Bill, 2009 which was in the news recently has invited the fury of Medical practitioners, clinical institutions, labs, pharmacies, scanning centres and agencies, as it intended to curtail their freedom. The healthcare sector in Kerala which is one of the most lucrative sectors has been contributing to the state’s GDP and providing employment to many people, especially women in Kerala. This includes people who are employed in Specialised Scanning Centres to nursing homes for old aged. With huge demand and high private participation, the sector has grown exponentially in term of numbers, reach and revenue. If you take the number of nurses alone, who constitutes the major part of the sector; the numbers are quite immense, taking into account those working in Kerala or India and those working abroad. Relative figures of people employed in laboratories, Scanning/Detection Centres are not available.

With its high literacy rates and progressive education programmes, Kerala trains a nursing workforce that is highly sought-after in the global labour market. This stands true for persons who are not nurses but possess the qualification or skills to be employed in various labs, pharmacies or clinical centres. Relatively large number of people work similarly in clinical establishments in other capacities.

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