Private practice in India.

摘要

We read with interest the article on private practice by Anand1 and a rejoinder by Siva Prasad in the subsequent issue of the Journal. We have watched the changes that have taken place in private practice over the yearsat various levels, i.e. in corporate hospitals, among doctors of medical colleges, doctors working on their own as private practitioners, doctors working in the villages and quacks everywhere in India. It may not be proper to paint all private practitioners in India with the same brush, but one cannot deny that they are all involved in fierce competition and adopt various methods either for survival (village doctor) or for making some extra money.