India, Feb. 19 -- Despite repeated assurances from the public health department, key radiology-related services in Maharashtra continue to require physical submission, causing inconvenience to hospitals and doctors, members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) claim.

During a special workshop, 'PCPNDT compliance by RMP' organised jointly by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health department and IMA Maharashtra state on February 17 at the PMC, IMA members brought up the issue of applications for installation of new ultrasound machines, scrapping of old equipment, licence renewals, and mandatory intimation about radiologists joining or leaving an organisation under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act,...