Acting on the complaints of alleged nexus between the hospital staff, including doctors, and private medical stores, the district administration Nainital on Thursday issued an order to close a private medical store in Haldwani.
District Magistrate Nainital, Deepak Rawat asked the officials concerned to seal the private medical store, Shiv Pharmacy, tagged as it is with the charge of non-renewal of licence after he conducted a routine inspection at the base hospital Haldwani on
Thursday. He also ordered a probe in this regard.
The irregularities at the Shiv Pharmacy came to light after the raids were conducted at this medical store following complaint of a patient's relative. According to the officials concerned of the district administration Nainital, the licence of the said pharmacy had expired in February. It was not renewed since. Besides, no cash memo was being issued by the owner of the pharmacy against the sales of medicines.
He also asked the CMS of the base hospital, Haldwani, HC Pant to recommend suspension of Orthopedic surgeon Dr Pradeep Pandey working in the same hospital. He used to ask the patients to purchase medicines from a particular private medical shop, as per the complaint.
Sounding disappointed over deteriorating health services at the base hospital, Rawat asked the officials to be more sincere in proving the people with health facilities as per the norms.