Credibility requires rules before publicity.

Public disclaimer

Organisational identity: CCMDS is an independent civic initiative. It does not represent or speak on behalf of any employer, university, healthcare institution, professional society or affiliated organisation.

No institutional endorsement: Participation in CCMDS is undertaken solely in a personal civic capacity. No employer, healthcare institution, university, professional society or regulator should be understood to endorse the movement unless an express written statement says otherwise.

CCMDS is an independent civic advocacy initiative dealing with professional matters involving the National Medical Commission (NMC), National Dental Commission (NDC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and related medical and dental regulatory authorities. It is not a statutory council, government organisation, political party, trade union, professional licensing body or provider of medical, dental or legal advice.

Anonymous origin statement

CCMDS may describe the experience of its anonymous founder in general terms. The website does not publish the founder’s name, employer, institutional affiliations or other identifying details. This is intended to preserve professional independence and avoid implying institutional endorsement.

Anonymised systemic case studies

CCMDS may describe recurring regulatory patterns without publishing dates, registration numbers, locations, fees, correspondence identifiers or other details that could expose an affected professional to retaliation or professional disadvantage.

Case studies may combine common procedural features observed in more than one experience. They should not be read as identifying a particular individual unless explicit informed consent has been obtained.

Case publication policy

Published case material should distinguish allegations, verified documents, institutional responses and adjudicated findings. Consent, anonymisation and legal review should be proportionate to the publication risk.

Corrections and right of reply

Any named person or institution should have a clear route to request correction, contextual response, redaction or review. Material corrections and retractions should remain visibly logged.

Regulatory requests for patient-related evidence

Where a regulatory authority seeks consultation records, messages, appointment records, invoices or other patient-related evidence, CCMDS supports lawful cooperation but expects the request to identify its legal basis, relevance, scope, access controls, retention period and secure transmission method.

Applicants should not be expected to transmit unredacted patient records through ordinary email where safer and proportionate alternatives are available. Anonymisation, redaction and secure upload should be considered before identifiable disclosure.

Privacy principles

• Collect only necessary data
• Separate membership data from case files
• Use secure storage and role-based access
• Publish retention periods
• Record consent and withdrawal
• Maintain breach-response procedures

Community guidelines

Members may criticise policies, regulations, institutional practices and public decisions. They may not publish threats, discriminatory abuse, patient identifiers, doxxing, fabricated evidence, manipulated records or targeted harassment.

Terms of use

Users must not submit unlawful, defamatory, threatening, discriminatory, deceptive or patient-identifying material. Submission does not guarantee publication, legal representation or a particular outcome.

Moderation policy

CCMDS may reject, redact, delay or remove material that is unverifiable, abusive, irrelevant, duplicative, unsafe or legally risky.

Review transparency

Published reports should state their verification level, evidence reviewed, publication date, last-updated date, institutional response status and correction history.

Financial governance

CCMDS should not accept funds until an appropriate legal structure, organisational bank account, authorised signatories, accounting controls, conflict-of-interest policy and public reporting process exist.