Overview
- The PMDC, which issued notices Monday, ordered Lady Willingdon Hospital and named doctors to explain why patients were filmed during surgery.
- The widely shared video shows two caesarean teams appearing to race to finish procedures, raising concerns about patient dignity and privacy.
- The regulator demanded a report that identifies who recorded and distributed the footage, details any consent taken, and lists hospital discipline to date.
- PMDC called filming without consent a grave ethics breach and said it will weigh disciplinary action once responses arrive, a stance echoed by president Dr Rizwan Taj.
- Officials have already moved against staff, with the Punjab government suspending 11 employees and the health department ending clinical training for five trainees.