Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Minister of State for Health, Shabir Ahmad Khan today during his surprise visit to Sub-District Hospital, Nowshera issued instructions for attachment of Store Keeper, Mehnder Singh with District Hospital, Rajouri for his carelessness in maintaining and up keeping the records of drugs supplied. He also issued directions for imposing fine of Rs 500 each to 5 Para-medical staff members of the hospital for their indiscipline.
Mr. Shabir also paid surprise visit to Sub-District Hospital, Sunderbani and Primary Health Centre, Seri and took stock of the functioning of these hospitals. He went round each section of the hospitals, enquired about welfare of the patients besides receiving appraisal from them about the different health care facilities kept available by the Government for the convenience of the patients.
The Minister said that Government is considering construction of 100 bedded hospital complex at Nowshera and Sunderbani and directed concerned authorities to identify the land and prepare DPRs. He also inspected the pace of progress of under construction PHC building, Seri, coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.44 crore and directed concerned executing agency for its time bound completion.
During the inspection, the Minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure all facilities to the patients as well as pregnant mothers and neonates. He underscored the need of proper sanitation in and around the hospitals and instructed for holding of RKS meetings regularly in consultation with local MLAs for arranging repairs and purchase of day to day essential items for use in the hospitals.
He called upon the medicos and para-medicos to remain punctual to their duties for convenience of the patients. He cautioned that any complaint received from the people about non-punctuality of the hospital staff should be dealt with by initiating stern action. He said it should be ensured that patients are not made to wait in long queues for hours together for doctors or other staff during their treatment.
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