Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, MAY 05 : Exhorting medicos and paramedics to be more responsive and prompt towards patient care, Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, R S Chib today urged them to ensure that visiting people in the hospitals are not made to unnecessarily wait.
Chairing a high level meeting convened to review the functioning of Associated Hospitals of GMC, Jammu, the Minister cautioned that no laxity or carelessness will be accepted, as for as patient care is concerned.
“Government will not hesitate to initiate stringent action against those indulging in indiscipline or negligence towards their noble profession”, he maintained.
Chib took stock of various services being extended to the ailing in Associated Hospitals and directed the concerned to devise an effective mechanism to deal with heavy rush of patients in summer season. He also asked the administrative units of GMC and hospitals to redouble their efforts for smooth and people friendly functioning of health institutions which is pre-requisite for establishing a healthy society.
Terming collective approach and team spirit as essential for the success of any institution, the Minister asked all the medicos, paramedics and the managements to work in tandem to meet the responsibilities of their pious profession. He also asked them to be vigilant against those who work only for their vested interests and blemish the image of this noble service.
Deliberating upon the non-functioning of several sophisticated diagnostic equipments at times, the Minister made it clear that all necessary measures should be taken to put them in place on priority basis. He also directed the medical authorities to ensure that all the necessary equipments are being serviced and checked for their proper working.
In this regard, he fervently appealed to the people to cooperate with the authorities instead of losing patience as it affects the treatment of their own people.
Chib also expressed dismay over presence of large number of attendants, having potential of creating avoidable obstacles in treating the patients and jeopardizing the efforts of maintaining health and hygiene. He directed the hospital administration to regulate the inflow of visitors so that the patients and hospital staff is not disturbed anyway. He also reviewed the security scenario in hospitals and asked the SP Headquarter Shailendar Singh to ensure that adequate security personnel are deployed in hospitals for better management.
Later, the Minister interacted with the delegation of Union Employees and directed the Principal GMC to complete the process of DPC at the earliest,. Among others present were Deputy Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma, Officiating Principal GMC Aniece Choudhary, HODs, Medical Superintendents, senior doctors, officers of R&B, PDD and other departments.
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