Calcutta High Court on Monday asked the Bengal government to file an affidavit stating details about its Swasthya Sathi scheme.  A division bench headed by Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava said ...

Patients or their families can call a helpline number mentioned on the back of their Swasthya Sathi cards if they are refused admission by any hospital despite showing the card, the chairperson of the...

Private hospitals cannot refuse to admit patients under the Swasthya Sathi scheme because of failure to recognise the cardholder’s fingerprint or if the patient party fails to produce the card d...

The state health department has issued an advisory saying patients admitted under the Swasthya Sathi scheme can be charged for an “unspecified package” only for accidental and emergency su...

A meeting of health officials was held at the North Bengal Medical College & Hospital (NBMCH) on Saturday to expedite construction work of the super-speciality building and make it operational by ...

The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission on Friday asked three private hospitals in the city to refund various sums to patients who had complained that the hospitals did not accept...

A government doctor was arrested for allegedly assaulting some members of a government team that was on a surprise visit to a private nursing home here on Tuesday evening. Rakesh Gope, a gynaecologis...

As always, the battle over healthcare schemes has begun before elections. However, political parties tend to forget or intentionally ignore the importance of universal healthcare coverage. A year befo...

The state government has increased the rates of 105 treatment packages under the Swasthya Sathi scheme by 15 to 20 per cent after private hospitals said the costs were unviable. At a meeting with rep...

A total of 1.86 lakh people have benefited from the state government’s Swasthya Sathi scheme since December 1 last year, when the Duare Sarkar programme was launched to reach out to people left ...