Acting tough against truant doctors state government has transferred three senior doctors of district hospital of Barabanki for dereliction of duty, official said in a statement issue here on Sunday.
Decision was taken after Health Minister Ahmad Hasan carried out an inspection of the hospital on Thursday last and had found many discrepancies in the working of the doctors. The patients complained that they were not getting medicines from the hospital and in many cases doctors were found missing.
Not satisfied over the working of the hospital the minister called a meeting of the senior officials of the Health Directorate and has decided to take action against the doctors who were found absconding. xe fell on surgeon Dr Vidyabhushan Pathak, orthopaedic surgeon Dr A.K. Tandon and gynecologist Dr Alka Singh who have been transferred out of Barabanki.
Dr Pathak has been attached with Director General, Health and Family planning’s office, Dr Tandon with the office of Additional Director Health and Family welfare and Dr Singh has been sent to Banda and has been attached with Additional Director’s office.