Doctors rush to obey the law
June 07, 2006
SEVERAL MEDICAL doctors have been flocking the offices of the Medical Council of Jamaica to pay up their outstanding fees and become regularised, according to Dr. John McHardy, the council's registrar.
Last week, the council published, in The Gleaner, the names of the 1,048 doctors who are practising but are not registered. There are 2,673 doctors on the medical register, which means that up to last week, 1,625 doctors were still not registered.
"The ad has had its desired effect. They are coming forward," Dr. McHardy told The Gleaner yesterday. He said there were about 1,600 doctors who are still operating illegally, which means that about 600 have become regularised since last week.
The council's registrar said his office has found that a number of the doctors who have not paid their fees are no longer working in Jamaica.
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Author: Gleaner Reporter
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
