Action against absent doctors

42 more doctors to face termination from Health Department

Tahir Mushtaq

JAMMU, Aug 31: The health department of the state government going to terminate 42 doctors from duty as they are absent from the long time.

According to official sources these doctors are posted in different health institutions of the state, but absent from the duties for years so the health department is taking some concrete steps against them.

Sources further said that due to the absence of these doctors’ health care suffers in these areas.

In is pertinent to mention here that some time back heath department has terminated 17 doctors from duty from the duration of 2004 to 2008.

Moreover to strengthen the medical and health facilities the health department is planned to posted the doctors who have completed their higher degrees from Government Medical College Jammu.

The doctors concern from different department of health department including Gynae, Radiology, Anesthesia, Eye, Ortho, Surgery besides some postgraduate and B-Grade doctors.

Talking to TNI Director Health Service, Jammu Dr Madhu Khullar said that the department has only 10 to 15 doctors at present and as per the requirement the department is posted them in different Sub District and District Hospital of the state.

Regarding the absent doctors from the duty Dr Khullar said that we have send a list of 42 doctors of who are absent from their duty for the long time to the higher authorities to take some strict action against them adding that the previously department had also terminate some doctors as they are doing job outside the state.

“As the post laying vacant so to appoint some deserving candidate their the health department is taking to step to terminate the doctor” said Dr Khullar.

It is pertinent to mention here that government is already under scanner for allowing doctors to work in foreign countries. While Jammu and Kashmir is facing acute shortage of doctors to run its health institutions, government has helped in emigration of 16 highly qualified medical professionals to Saudi Arabia through J&K State Overseas Employment Corporation Limited.

Official data says that the corporation which was established to explore employment opportunities for local youth in foreign countries has mostly helped highly trained and qualified professionals to emigrate to other countries.