The director general of health services recently issued a directive stating that physiotherapists do not have the right to use “Dr” as a prefix to their names as it is reserved for only registered ...

The government health authority has clarified that physiotherapists are not permitted to use the ‘Dr’ prefix, as they are not recognized as medical doctors. The directive aims to prevent public ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) directive prohibiting physiotherapists from using the 'Dr.' prefix is currently under further examination, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday. The ...

New Delhi | The director general of health services (DGHS) has withdrawn a directive that had barred physiotherapists from using the prefix "Dr", stating that the matter requires further examination.

Listing the points of concern that have been highlighted, Sharma said in the letter written on September 9 that physiotherapists are not trained as medical doctors and, therefore, should not use the ...

NEW DELHI: First, physiotherapists were allowed to keep the title ‘Dr.’ Then came a U-turn by the Centre, which issued a directive to them not to use the prefix. Now, in another flip-flop, the Union ...

Physiotherapists are not entitled to use the prefix “Dr.”, which is reserved only for registered medical practitioners, the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) has said in a directive. In a ...

PTC News Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recommended revisions to the new physiotherapy curriculum to drop the use of the “Dr” prefix for physiotherapists, warning that it ...

The move follows strong protests by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has over four lakh members, and other medical bodies. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under the Union ...

The Union Health Ministry’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has rolled back its directive barring physiotherapists from using the “Dr.” prefix, just a day after issuing the controversial ...

New Delhi: The Central Government has withdrawn its directive barring the physiotherapists from using the 'Dr' prefix. Two contradictory directives were issued by the DGHS. On September 9, in a letter ...