(UTV -COLOMBO) The government has taken steps to regulate private hospitals as people have faced serious issues when seeking treatment from private hospitals, Cabinet spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.
He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that the government has initiated discussions with relevant parties such as owners of the private hospitals.
Responding to a question, the Minister said some gazette notifications had been issued on regulation of private hospitals and that some of them had not been implemented properly.
He said the government has the authority to regulate private hospitals and that the government will take steps to regulate not only private hospitals but private medical centres as well.