Doctors who have been promoted to the ranks of Joint Directors from Senior Medical Officer would have to join their new assignments within seven days of receiving the order.
The Director General (DG) of Medical health and family welfare department Dr GS Joshi told The Pioneer that the orders of promotion and postings have been sent to the doctors.He said that disciplinary action would be initiated against the officers who do not relieve these doctors from their present locations.
The medical and health department after the departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) finalized the promotions of 108 Senior Medical Officers into the cadre of Joint Director (JD). As per the new transfer policy most these doctors would now be posted in the remote and mountainous areas of the state.The transfers however have created a situation where no doctors would remain in some important hospitals like in Doon hospital where both the radiologists were transferred leaving the radiology department empty.
The head of department Dr Yatindra Singh is transferred to Base hospital Srinagar while the other radiologist Dr Manoj Upreti is transferred to district hospital Haridwar.Dr Yatindra Singh is considered an expert in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) there is no radiologist in the department which can handle MRI machine.Dr Joshi informed that the department has decided to retain Dr Singh so that MRI centre of Doon hospital remains operational.
Dr Singh would join the Base hospital Srinagar for a day and would be recalled at Doon Hospital on deputation. Similarly Dr J K Jha who is presently posted at Saint Mary hospital Mussoorie would be posted in Doon hospital temporarily on deputation.